Socy 1000 Auburn Final Examination
And Correct Answers 2025-2026
Edition.
Race - Answer grouping of humans based on shared physical appearance or social qualities
into categories generally viewed as distinct by society
-biology
Ethnicity - Answer belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural
tradition and heritage
-culture
Stereotype - Answer predetermined ideas about group
-doesn't have to be negative
-ex: asians are good at math
Prejudice - Answer negative or irrational feeling about a group
Discrimination - Answer treating people differently on basis of prejudice
Racism - Answer system of actions and beliefs that cause differential outcomes for one racial
group in comparison with another
-groups with less power can't be racist
Institutional racism - Answer laws, beliefs, and practices that disadvantage one racial group
Internal inequality - Answer based on qualities of an individual, personal characteristics help
your success in life
-ex: being smart, hardworking
External inequality - Answer inequality you enjoy, or suffer, because of someone else
-ex: parents rich=you are rich
, Hayes-Tilden Compromise 1877 - Answer -ended reconstruction
-republicans and democrats agree to remove military from south, equal rights for blacks
The association between immigration and crime in the U.S. - Answer immigration is
associated with decrease in crime
-documented immigrants commit less crime than undocumented immigrants and natural born
citizens
Why is it difficult for Africans Americans to accrue wealth in the USA? - Answer -cant pass
down through generations like whites do
-whites less likely unemployed
-GI bill: whites move to suburbs while African communities redlined
-whites with criminal record get called back to job interviews more than blacks with no criminal
record
-things cost more when poor:
-can't buy in bulk
-payday loan: short term loan astronomical interest
-poverty concentrated in African communities
What is the cycle of poverty? - Answer families trapped in it have limited or no resources
-Starts at birth, grow up malnourished and lack opportunities and since their mother can't
afford better lifestyle, the child will also bring their own child into cycle
-takes intervention from government to charity to stop
-cycle trapped because no resources and lack of oppurtunity
What are examples of discrimination in housing market? - Answer -real estate agents show
fewer properties
-no supermarket or banks in redlined areas
-banks deny home loans for african americans
Three tactics aimed at black voter suppression: - Answer -Gerrymandering
And Correct Answers 2025-2026
Edition.
Race - Answer grouping of humans based on shared physical appearance or social qualities
into categories generally viewed as distinct by society
-biology
Ethnicity - Answer belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural
tradition and heritage
-culture
Stereotype - Answer predetermined ideas about group
-doesn't have to be negative
-ex: asians are good at math
Prejudice - Answer negative or irrational feeling about a group
Discrimination - Answer treating people differently on basis of prejudice
Racism - Answer system of actions and beliefs that cause differential outcomes for one racial
group in comparison with another
-groups with less power can't be racist
Institutional racism - Answer laws, beliefs, and practices that disadvantage one racial group
Internal inequality - Answer based on qualities of an individual, personal characteristics help
your success in life
-ex: being smart, hardworking
External inequality - Answer inequality you enjoy, or suffer, because of someone else
-ex: parents rich=you are rich
, Hayes-Tilden Compromise 1877 - Answer -ended reconstruction
-republicans and democrats agree to remove military from south, equal rights for blacks
The association between immigration and crime in the U.S. - Answer immigration is
associated with decrease in crime
-documented immigrants commit less crime than undocumented immigrants and natural born
citizens
Why is it difficult for Africans Americans to accrue wealth in the USA? - Answer -cant pass
down through generations like whites do
-whites less likely unemployed
-GI bill: whites move to suburbs while African communities redlined
-whites with criminal record get called back to job interviews more than blacks with no criminal
record
-things cost more when poor:
-can't buy in bulk
-payday loan: short term loan astronomical interest
-poverty concentrated in African communities
What is the cycle of poverty? - Answer families trapped in it have limited or no resources
-Starts at birth, grow up malnourished and lack opportunities and since their mother can't
afford better lifestyle, the child will also bring their own child into cycle
-takes intervention from government to charity to stop
-cycle trapped because no resources and lack of oppurtunity
What are examples of discrimination in housing market? - Answer -real estate agents show
fewer properties
-no supermarket or banks in redlined areas
-banks deny home loans for african americans
Three tactics aimed at black voter suppression: - Answer -Gerrymandering
