Week two study guide
Week Two Study Guide
Use this Study Guide to review Chapters Three - Four in your text, Diversity Consciousness by Bucher. 1. When we perceive what we want to perceive, this is called ___?
Selective Perception 2. Is it true that gender, age, ethnicity, and geographical origins have nothing to do with influencing one’s perception?
This is not true. These are the things that create your selective perception. 3. What is ethnocentrism?
When one thinks that their own culture is the only right one and no one else matters. 4. An unverified and oversimplified generalization about an entire group of people is called what?
Stereotype
5. Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, some Muslims living in the United States encountered a number of social barriers, hi some cases, people prejudged and misjudged Muslims simply because of their appearance. This is an example of what?
Prejudice
6. The definition of Xenophobia is what?
Fear of foreigners 7. Unequal treatment of people on the basis of their group membership is the definition of what?
Discrimination
8. Hate crimes reflect the conflict and imbalance of power that has existed among races throughout the history of the U.S. According to this point of view, hate crimes are a reflection of what?
Cultural lag is a term for a condition that sociologist describe as one part of a culture is not keeping pace with another part. 9. The lifelong process of social interaction that enables us to learn about ourselves and others is called what?
Socialization
10. Many people have a difficult time seeing beyond their own world. When people do feel excluded because they are constantly being judged according to their race, class, sex, and/or religion, it is known as what?
Enculturation, Social marginality 11. Meritocracy refers to a system in which people get ahead solely on the basis of what?
Merit or hard work
12. The unequal distribution of resources, such as wealth, power, and
Use this Study Guide to review Chapters Three - Four in your text, Diversity Consciousness by Bucher. 1. When we perceive what we want to perceive, this is called ___?
Selective Perception 2. Is it true that gender, age, ethnicity, and geographical origins have nothing to do with influencing one’s perception?
This is not true. These are the things that create your selective perception. 3. What is ethnocentrism?
When one thinks that their own culture is the only right one and no one else matters. 4. An unverified and oversimplified generalization about an entire group of people is called what?
Stereotype
5. Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, some Muslims living in the United States encountered a number of social barriers, hi some cases, people prejudged and misjudged Muslims simply because of their appearance. This is an example of what?
Prejudice
6. The definition of Xenophobia is what?
Fear of foreigners 7. Unequal treatment of people on the basis of their group membership is the definition of what?
Discrimination
8. Hate crimes reflect the conflict and imbalance of power that has existed among races throughout the history of the U.S. According to this point of view, hate crimes are a reflection of what?
Cultural lag is a term for a condition that sociologist describe as one part of a culture is not keeping pace with another part. 9. The lifelong process of social interaction that enables us to learn about ourselves and others is called what?
Socialization
10. Many people have a difficult time seeing beyond their own world. When people do feel excluded because they are constantly being judged according to their race, class, sex, and/or religion, it is known as what?
Enculturation, Social marginality 11. Meritocracy refers to a system in which people get ahead solely on the basis of what?
Merit or hard work
12. The unequal distribution of resources, such as wealth, power, and