CHAPTER 10: RACE AND ETHNICITY STUDY GUIDE | COMPLETE SOCIOLOGY
CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Race and ethnicity are rooted in - ANS ✔✔cultural creations
Which of the following are people of the same race widely perceived as sharing? - ANS ✔✔physical
characteristics
Which of the following statements regarding the Hispanic label are true? - ANS ✔✔- the label was
popularized in the 19070s by grassroots activists
- in the U.S. the label applies to people who come from Spanish-speaking countries or those whose
ancestors did
Which of the following physical features is most closely identified with racial differences in the United
States? - ANS ✔✔skin color
The basis of racism began with - ANS ✔✔Linnaeus's racial hierarchy
What are the real-world consequences of ideas about race and ethnicity? - ANS ✔✔the ideas affect
patterns of action
Which of the following statements about ethnicity in many parts of the world are true? - ANS ✔✔-
ethnicity is more important than race
- people are more concerned with a person's tribe and clan with their skin color
Which of the following refers to a category of people widely perceived as sharing physicalcharacteristics?
- ANS ✔✔race
True or false: People are continually redefining ethnic identities. - ANS ✔✔true
Seeing people in terms of race has which of the following effects on society or social relationships? - ANS
✔✔it legitimizes social inequality
To understand how skin tone became linked with race, we have to look to which of the following social
factors? - ANS ✔✔- social structures
- power relationships
- cultural beliefs
Which of the following is considered subordinate, with its members having limited power or control over
their lives because of identifiable physical or cultural characteristics? - ANS ✔✔a minority group
Racism is defined as the belief that - ANS ✔✔one race is inherently superior to another
, A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often racial or ethnic groups, is called - ANS
✔✔prejudice
In terms of judging other people, which of the following would carry the most weight in many parts of
the world? - ANS ✔✔a person's tribe or clan
True or false: Stereotypes can be either positive or negative. - ANS ✔✔true
True or false: In a pluralistic society, various groups recognize and maintain their differences, but the
differences have no impact on anyone's standing. - ANS ✔✔true
What impact does focusing on physical traits have on people? - ANS ✔✔it influences the ways the
dominant groups interact with minorities
Intermarriage over several generations that results in various groups combining to form new groups
would be called - ANS ✔✔amalgamation
What defines a minority group? - ANS ✔✔less economic and political power than majority groups
Which of the following are examples of assimilation? - ANS ✔✔- joining a different religion
- adopting a new name
- no longer speaking a native language
Prejudice is associated with which of the following? - ANS ✔✔- pre-judging a group
- basing an opinion on inadequate information about a group
Passing involves blending in with which of the following groups? - ANS ✔✔dominant group
An exaggerated, distorted, or untrue generalization about categories of people that does not
acknowledge individual variation is referred to as - ANS ✔✔a stereotype
True or false: In the U.S., ideas about race and ethnicity are rooted in the country's early history. - ANS
✔✔true
Sociologists define pluralism as - ANS ✔✔various groups in a society coexisting on equal terms and
having equal social standing
True or false: Before Europeans established their first permanent settlements, an estimated 5 million
people lived in both North and South America. - ANS ✔✔false
When a majority group and a minority group blend or mix to form a new group, it is called - ANS
✔✔amalgamation
Which of the following states occupy land that was originally part of Mexico? - ANS ✔✔- New Mexico
- California
- Texas
CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Race and ethnicity are rooted in - ANS ✔✔cultural creations
Which of the following are people of the same race widely perceived as sharing? - ANS ✔✔physical
characteristics
Which of the following statements regarding the Hispanic label are true? - ANS ✔✔- the label was
popularized in the 19070s by grassroots activists
- in the U.S. the label applies to people who come from Spanish-speaking countries or those whose
ancestors did
Which of the following physical features is most closely identified with racial differences in the United
States? - ANS ✔✔skin color
The basis of racism began with - ANS ✔✔Linnaeus's racial hierarchy
What are the real-world consequences of ideas about race and ethnicity? - ANS ✔✔the ideas affect
patterns of action
Which of the following statements about ethnicity in many parts of the world are true? - ANS ✔✔-
ethnicity is more important than race
- people are more concerned with a person's tribe and clan with their skin color
Which of the following refers to a category of people widely perceived as sharing physicalcharacteristics?
- ANS ✔✔race
True or false: People are continually redefining ethnic identities. - ANS ✔✔true
Seeing people in terms of race has which of the following effects on society or social relationships? - ANS
✔✔it legitimizes social inequality
To understand how skin tone became linked with race, we have to look to which of the following social
factors? - ANS ✔✔- social structures
- power relationships
- cultural beliefs
Which of the following is considered subordinate, with its members having limited power or control over
their lives because of identifiable physical or cultural characteristics? - ANS ✔✔a minority group
Racism is defined as the belief that - ANS ✔✔one race is inherently superior to another
, A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often racial or ethnic groups, is called - ANS
✔✔prejudice
In terms of judging other people, which of the following would carry the most weight in many parts of
the world? - ANS ✔✔a person's tribe or clan
True or false: Stereotypes can be either positive or negative. - ANS ✔✔true
True or false: In a pluralistic society, various groups recognize and maintain their differences, but the
differences have no impact on anyone's standing. - ANS ✔✔true
What impact does focusing on physical traits have on people? - ANS ✔✔it influences the ways the
dominant groups interact with minorities
Intermarriage over several generations that results in various groups combining to form new groups
would be called - ANS ✔✔amalgamation
What defines a minority group? - ANS ✔✔less economic and political power than majority groups
Which of the following are examples of assimilation? - ANS ✔✔- joining a different religion
- adopting a new name
- no longer speaking a native language
Prejudice is associated with which of the following? - ANS ✔✔- pre-judging a group
- basing an opinion on inadequate information about a group
Passing involves blending in with which of the following groups? - ANS ✔✔dominant group
An exaggerated, distorted, or untrue generalization about categories of people that does not
acknowledge individual variation is referred to as - ANS ✔✔a stereotype
True or false: In the U.S., ideas about race and ethnicity are rooted in the country's early history. - ANS
✔✔true
Sociologists define pluralism as - ANS ✔✔various groups in a society coexisting on equal terms and
having equal social standing
True or false: Before Europeans established their first permanent settlements, an estimated 5 million
people lived in both North and South America. - ANS ✔✔false
When a majority group and a minority group blend or mix to form a new group, it is called - ANS
✔✔amalgamation
Which of the following states occupy land that was originally part of Mexico? - ANS ✔✔- New Mexico
- California
- Texas
