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This activity contains 15 questions.

	Prejudice is:   an acquired characteristic. inevitable. biologically determined. the same from one culture to another.

	The Hate Crimes Statistics Act, which became law in 1990 in the United States, originally directed the Department Justice to gather data on which types of hate or bias crimes?   crimes against people with physical disabilities crimes against people with mental disabilities crimes against individuals that are motivated by the victims race, religion, and sexual orientation all of the above

	Robert Merton refers to a prejudiced nondiscriminator as a/an:   timid bigot. all-weather bigot. all-weather liberal. reluctant liberal.

	People who returned questionnaires in Richard LaPiere's study of prejudice and discrimination were apparently most likely to be members of which of Merton's categories?   all-weather liberals timid bigots all-weather liberals reluctant liberals

	A problem with the scapegoating theory explanation of prejudicial behavior is that:   it offers little explanation of why frustration is taken out on the real culprit when possible. it offers little explanation of why a specific group is selected as the object of prejudice. it does not explain why people who share the same general experiences in society are not equally prejudiced. all of the above.

	Which of the following is a characteristic of an authoritarian personality?   adherence to conventional values uncritical acceptance of authority concern with power and toughness all of the above.

	The exploitation approach to prejudice is based on:   Marxism. biological traits. inherited traits. both a and c.

	Which sociologist is associated with the normative approach to prejudice?   Karl Marx Robert Merton Richard LaPiere Thomas Pettigrew

	Which of the following statements about stereotypes is correct?   Subordinate groups hold exaggerated images of themselves. Subordinate groups develop stereotyped images of the dominant group. White Americans believe generalizations about themselves, although admittedly these are usually positive. all of the above.

	On the Bogardus scale of social distance, what is the most inclusive category that is used? Would you be willing to admit each group to my:   workplace as an employee. street as neighbors. club as a friend. family by marriage.

	In national surveys that have employed the Bogardus social distance scale, the group that has been at the bottom of the list for the last 70+ years is:   African Americans. Jews. Mexican Americans. Indians (from India).

	When surveying White attitudes toward African Americans, two conclusions are inescapable. First, attitudes are subject to change, and in periods of dramatic social upheaval, dramatic shifts can occur within one generation. Second:   less progress has been made in the last part of the twentieth century than was made in the 1950s and 1960s. although there was a lot of civil unrest during the 1950s and 1960s very little actual progress was made during those decades. the gains of the 1950s and 1960s were all reversed during the last part of the twentieth century. more progress has been made in the last part of the twentieth century than was made in the 1950s and 1960s.

	A recent survey on how various groups viewed others found:   dominant groups have not changed their stereotypes of subordinate groups during the last five decades. subordinate group members agreed with negative stereotypes about themselves. subordinate group members agreed with negative stereotypes about other subordinate groups. all of the above.

	The obvious way to eliminate prejudice is to eliminate its causes, which include:   the desire to exploit. the need to blame others for one's own failures. the fear of being threatened. all of the above.

	The key factor in reducing hostility in addition to equal-status contact is the:   passage of supportive laws. presence of a common goal. integration of management teams. all of the above.

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