The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

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Appendix B

The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

Match race and ethnicity key terms with their correct descriptions:

1. Copy each key term from the Key Terms list below.

2. Paste each key term into the cell to the right of its matching description.

Key Terms: Stereotype, Gender group, Pluralism, Sociology, Minority group, Assimilation, Conflict perspective, Segregation, Ethnic group, Racism, Class, Subordinate group, Social construction of race, Racial group, Religious minority group.

Note: Some descriptions were adapted from Richard Schaefer's Racial and Ethnic Groups, 10th ed., 2006.

|Description |Key Term |

|This group is the same as a subordinate group. A defining feature of this group is that its members have less control or power over their lives than do members of |Minority group |

|dominant groups. | |

|This describes the social structure between competing groups as defined by conflict or tension. An example would be the conflict that occurs between Haitians and |Conflict perspective |

|United States citizens when Haitian refugees seek a new home in the United States. | |

|This is a group with distinct national origins or cultural patterns. For example, Norwegian Americans belong to this type of group. | Ethnic group |

|Women are considered the social minority in the United States because they belong to this group, and are sometimes subject to prejudice and discrimination. |Gender group |

|This is the study of social behavior. A professional in this field may study intergroup relations between African Americans and Asian Americans, for example. |Sociology |

|This occurs when a person both believes and feels that his or her own racial group is superior to another racial group. |Racism, |

|The most common definition of this term is a social ranking by social wealth. An example would be a family whose income level categorizes them below the poverty |Class |

|line, versus a family whose income level categorizes them far above the poverty line. | |

|This is when an oppressor uses race to determine who is and is not privileged. These determinations are made by assigning characteristics to races and dividing them|Social construction of race |

|into groups. At minimum, characteristics include physical or cultural traits. | |

|This is a broad generalization about groups which does not account for individual differences. An example would be if a person were to generalize that all people |Stereotype |

|from New York City are pushy.