Race and Ethnicity Quiz

Institutional discrimination is sometimes referred to as structural discrimination.

true

Discrimination can affect the life chances of members of the minority group targeted.

True

Belonging to a perceived racial group is an achieved status.

False

A Social Construction is a concept that has no objective reality but rather is what people decide it is; race is best viewed by the sociologist as a social construction.

True

Which of the following are theories of prejudice and discrimination? (Check all that apply)

• Group Threat

• Authoritarian Personality

• Scapegoating or Frustration

• Biased Media

Sociologists prefer defining race as a biological category since the physical differences between members of different races are distinct and clear.

False