1.Which of the following is true? a. Race generally refers to the physical difference between people/groups, such as skin color or hair texture. b. Ethnicity is more about shared culture - your values, beliefs, and practices. c. Minority status (or minority groups) are those that are singled out or discriminated against because of their physical appearance (e.g. pigmentation of their skin), or their cultural practices and beliefs, (or gender, sexual identity, class, age...). For sociologists, the key to being a minority group is having less power, or being subordinate to the majority group in terms of money, wealth, access to jobs, education, political decision-making and other resources d. All of the above are true e. Only a. and b. are true 2.The Power of an Illusion: When sociologists talk about "the social construction of race" or say that "race is a social construct, "They mean that race and racial categories (like White, Black, Asian...) are not real - they are not based on sound biology research and that previous racial categories were arbitrarily assigned, based on pseudoscience, and often used to justify racist practices. True False 3. Which of the following statements is true? a. Prejudice and discrimination are basically the same thing. b. Prejudice and discrimination used to be big problems, but now they are not. c. Prejudice refers to feelings, thoughts, beliefs, and attitude someone has about a certain group. This is not necessarily based on experience but more so based on premature judgment. Discrimination is not only premature judgment, but also the actions taken against a certain group of people d. None of the above are true. 4.What is the difference between racism, institutional racism, and colorism? a. Racism is both a stronger type of prejudice used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others and a set of practices used by a racial majority to disadvantage a racial minority; institutional racism refers to the way in which racism is embedded in the fabric of society; and colorism is another kind of prejudice, in which people believe one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group. b.Racism is only about prejudice towards certain races; institutional racism refers to the way in which racism is embedded in music; and colorism is another kind of prejudice, in which people believe one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group. c. Racism, institutional racism, and colorism are all the same thing. d. None of the above are true 5.Which of the following is true about the study of group dynamics: a. Assimilation is when an individual or a group of minorities gives up their identity by taking the identity of the more dominant group in society. b. Pluralism is the idea that society improves because of the mixture of groups, cultures and beliefs. C. Amalgamation is when a minority group and a majority group come together to form.

1. 1.Which of the following is true?
a. Race generally refers to the physical difference between people/groups, such as skin color or
hair texture.
b. Ethnicity is more about shared culture - your values, beliefs, and practices.
c.
Minority status (or minority groups) are those that are singled out or discriminated against
because of their physical appearance (e.g. pigmentation of their skin), or their cultural practices
and beliefs, (or gender, sexual identity, class, age...). For sociologists, the key to being a minority
group is having less power, or being subordinate to the majority group in terms of money,
wealth, access to jobs, education, political decision-making and other resources
d. All of the above are true
e. Only a. and b. are true
2.The Power of an Illusion:
When sociologists talk about "the social construction of race" or say that "race is a social
construct, "They mean that race and racial categories (like White, Black, Asian...) are not real -
they are not based on sound biology research and that previous racial categories were arbitrarily
assigned, based on pseudoscience, and often used to justify racist practices.
True
False
3. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Prejudice and discrimination are basically the same thing.
b. Prejudice and discrimination used to be big problems, but now they are not.
c.
Prejudice refers to feelings, thoughts, beliefs, and attitude someone has about a certain group.
This is not necessarily based on experience but more so based on premature judgment.
Discrimination is not only premature judgment, but also the actions taken against a certain group
of people
d. None of the above are true.
4.What is the difference between racism, institutional racism, and colorism?

2. a.
Racism is both a stronger type of prejudice used to justify the belief that one racial category is
somehow superior or inferior to others and a set of practices used by a racial majority to
disadvantage a racial minority; institutional racism refers to the way in which racism is
embedded in the fabric of society; and colorism is another kind of prejudice, in which people
believe one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group.
b.Racism is only about prejudice towards certain races; institutional racism refers to the way in
which racism is embedded in music; and colorism is another kind of prejudice, in which people
believe one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group.
c. Racism, institutional racism, and colorism are all the same thing.
d. None of the above are true
5.Which of the following is true about the study of group dynamics:
a.
Assimilation is when an individual or a group of minorities gives up their identity by taking the
identity of the more dominant group in society.
b. Pluralism is the idea that society improves because of the mixture of groups, cultures and
beliefs.
C. Amalgamation is when a minority group and a majority group come together to form a new
group.
d. All of the above are true,
6.In the study of group relations, genocide refers to the deliberate annihilation of a targeted
(usually subordinate) group, while expulsion refers to a subordinate group being forced, by a
dominant group, to leave a certain area or country.
True
False
7. Which of the sollowing statements is most accurate:
a. Segregation and de facto segregation are basically the same thing.
b.
Segregation is the physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in
education, the workplace, and social functions. De facto segregation occurs without laws, but

3. because of other social factors.
c.
Segregation is the physical separation of two groups throughout history in residence, but also in
education, the workplace, and social functions. De facto Segregation is a bout segregation in
Italy.
d.
Segregation is the physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in
education, the workplace, and social functions. De facto segregation occurs with specific laws.
8. Based on this blog article called Eugenics and Scienctic Racism, and the video Race: The
Power of an Illusion: Which of the following is most accurate:
a. Scientific racism and Eugenics are bascially the same thing.
b.
Scientific racism is a valid perspective on race and ethnicity. Eugenics is a well-eccepted
approach to genetically improving racial groups
c.
Scientific racism is a misguided type of research that seeks evidence to support and/or justify
racism. Eugenics is the belief that human qualities can possibly be improved. Eugenics is trying
to modify racial groups based on an assumption of what is
"best," but this notion of "better" is almost always informed by racist thinking, and to justify
racism.
d. None of the above is accurate.
9.Redlining is a common practice of routinely refusing mortgages for households and businesses
located in predominately minority communities.
True
False
10. According to the dictionary, the word "sedimentation" means "the process of settling or being
deposited as a sediment" and hardening into place. It becomes hard to move.
Hence, accordng to the book:
a. Sedimented inequality between races and ethnicities is a myth.
b. Sedimented inequality between races and ethnicities is not interesting to sociologists.

4. c.
"The sedimentation of racial inequality" describes the intergenerational impact of both practical
and legalized racism that [sediments racial inequality into place and] limits the abilities of Black
(and many Latinx) people to accumulate resources like education and wealth.
d. None of the above.