The "model minority" stereotype of Asian Americans contains an implicit critique of Blacks, Hispanics, and others for failing to succeed as well as the model minority has. Which sociological perspective would view this as yet another instance of "blaming the victim"?
functionalist perspective
conflict perspective
interactionist perspective
dramaturgical approach
The largest Hispanic population of the United States is composed of:
Mexican Americans
Puerto Ricans
Cuban Americans
refugees from Central America
A child who is repeatedly criticized as being lazy and lacking intelligence eventually accepts these criticisms and uses them to justify poor performance in school. This is an example of:
the contact hypothesis
a self-fulfilling prophecy
scapegoating
reverse discrimination
At one time, many Puerto Ricans were effectively barred from serving in the Chicago Police Department because they failed to meet a height requirement. This was an example of:
prejudice
institutional discrimination
Which equation can be used to represent pluralism?
A + B + C = A
A + B + C = A + B + C
A + B + C = D
A + B + C = A + B + D
Which country has the world's largest concentration of Jews?
Israel
Russia
The United States
Poland
Which sociological perspective views race from the macro level and sees the economic structure as a central factor in the exploitation of minority groups?
labeling theory
Which equation can be used to represent amalgamation?
Which of the following is considered a racial group?
Jewish Americans
African Americans
All the above
Which sociologist, writing in 1906, noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group (the in-group) and everyone else (the out-group)?
Charles Horton Cooley
Emile Durkheim
William I. Thomas
William Graham Sumner
