HUM 370 WEST COAST UNIVERSITY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026

HUM 370 WEST COAST UNIVERSITY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026 Beliefs - Answers Inferences about reality Attitudes - Answers Consist of a cluster of beliefs Values - Answers Combination of attitudes that will generate choices and actions Bias - Answers A preference or inclination, favorable or unfavorable, which inhibits impartial judgment Stereotype - Answers A positive or negative trait or traits ascribed to a certain group and to most members of that group Prejudice - Answers A negative attitude toward a group and persons perceived to be members of that group; being predisposed to behave negatively toward members of the group Bigotry - Answers Extreme negative attitudes leading to hatred of a group and persons regarded as members of the group Discrimination - Answers Actions or practices carried out by a member(s) of dominant groups, or their representatives, that have a differential and negative impact on a member(s) of subordinate groups RACE - Answers is an unscientific, social concept of human difference based on skin color, or the perception of physical difference in the color or skin ETHNICITY - Answers which refers to the cultural and historical origins of one's family NATIONALITY - Answers which refers to the nation of one's citizenship MINORITY GROUPS - Answers are socially defined subordinate groups in a society that have less power than the members of the dominant (majority) group Prejudice - Answers 1. Denial 2. Victim-Blaming 3. Avoidance Denial - Answers Denying the existence or significance of prejudice or discrimination VICTIM-BLAMING - Answers Identifying individual deficiencies as the cause of individual problems rather than discrimination against a group Ex: If Blacks weren't so sensitive... AVOIDANCE - Answers Acknowledging the existence of prejudice and discrimination against groups but refusing to address the root causes of their problems _________________________________________ By offering false or partial solutions: If we refuse to acknowledge race we could end racism (False) We could reduce sexism dramatically if we taught about women's contributions to the U. S. (Partial) INTERPERSONAL communication - Answers A dynamic process of interaction between people in which they assign meaning to each other's verbal and nonverbal behavior Cultural Awareness levels - Answers 1.CULTURAL CHAUVINISM Ex: my country is the best in the world 2.TOLERANCE ex: I don't understand those people but we shouldn't judge them 3.MINIMALIZATION Ex: Let's not talk about differences but how we are all alike 4.UNDERSTANDING I want to learn about other cultures because they all have something to teach me ZERO TOLERANCE - Answers A SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICY originally intended to stop students from bringing drugs or weapons to school Negative results of Zero Tolerance policies - Answers Suspensions and expulsions nearly doubled nationally Students with cognitive disabilities were more likely to be expelled than nondisabled students African American students were 3 times more likely to be expelled than white students Such policies contributed to: *increased drop out rates *decreased student morale *lower academic achievement SKILLS required for CONFLICT RESOLUTION - Answers 1.Being rational - seek best answer based on evidence available 2.Avoiding personal criticism - criticize the idea not the person 3.Encouraging contributions from all - ask those who are silent to speak 4.Restating ideas - to ensure everyone correctly heard what was said 5.Focusing on resolution - not a competition but a quest for a solution Assimilation - Answers *Immigrants adopt cultural traits from their host country *Absorbed into society Americanization - Answers *Schools indoctrinate immigrant children to abandon their heritage *Conform to American ways Anti-Semitism - Answers Having prejudices and/or stereotypes for or discriminating against Jews Xenophobia - Answers Fear of or prejudice against people immigrating from other nations Nativism - Answers *Ideology among native inhabitants opposed to immigrants *Certain immigrants are perceived as threatening or dangerous Why did NATIVISISM fail to become a dominant movement in the United States - Answers SLAVERY, not immigration, became the dominant issue