FREE SOCIAL STUDIES AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT RACE

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FREE SOCIAL STUDIES AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT RACE

AND ETHNICITY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: minority group

Answer:

group of people who because of their physical characteristics or cultural preferences are singled out and treated unequally in society

Question 2: institutionalized discrimination

Answer:

outgrowth of the structure of a society

Question 3: stereotype

Answer:

an oversimplified, exaggerated, or unfavorable generalization about a group of people

Question 4: race

Answer:

category of people who share observable physical characteristics and whom others see as being a distinct group

Question 5: segregation

Answer:

minority group is physically separated from the dominant group

Question 6: assimilation

Answer:

culturally distinct groups are blended into a single group within a common culture

Question 7: dominant group

Answer:

group that possesses the ability to discriminate because of greater power, privilege, and social status

Question 8: legal discrimination

Answer:

upheld by law

Question 9: legal protection

Answer:

minority rights protected by the law

Question 10: cultural pluralism

Answer:

ethnic, religious and racial variety is encouraged

Question 11: subjugation

Answer:

dominant group controls every aspect of minority group life through force

Question 12: population transfer

Answer:

dominant group moves minority group to a new location

Question 13: ethnicity

Answer:

the set of cultural characteristics that distinguishes one group from another group

Question 14: extermination

Answer:

dominant group attempts to destroy minority group