HUM 370 CULTURAL PLURALISM MID TERM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY
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Value - Answers A deep guiding principle about what matters and what is right
Belief - Answers Something you think is true about the world
Attitude - Answers A learned feeling or evaluation about a person group or issue
Socialization - Answers How people learn values and norms through family school peers media and
institutions
Indoctrination - Answers Teaching beliefs as unquestionable truth while discouraging critical thinking
Bias - Answers A tendency to lean for or against something often unfair
Stereotype - Answers An oversimplified belief about a group
Prejudice - Answers A judgment or attitude about a group often negative and based on stereotypes
Bigotry - Answers Stubborn extreme prejudice with hostility
Discrimination - Answers Unfair behavior or actions toward people based on group membership
Confirmation bias - Answers Noticing and believing information that supports what you already think
In group bias - Answers Favoring people you see as part of your group
Fundamental attribution error - Answers Blaming a person's character while ignoring the situation
they are in
Availability bias - Answers Assuming something is common because it is easy to recall from news
stories or memories
Implicit bias - Answers Unconscious associations that can influence decisions and behavior
Ethnocentrism - Answers Believing your culture is best and judging other cultures by your standards
Xenophobia - Answers Fear or hatred of outsiders or foreigners
Nativism - Answers Belief that native born people deserve more rights and resources than
immigrants
Anglo conformity - Answers Expectation that immigrants should adopt Anglo American norms and
lifestyle
Cultural pluralism - Answers Multiple cultures coexist with equal respect and shared civic life
Argument against cultural pluralism - Answers Some claim it weakens unity or national identity
Color blindness - Answers Claiming you do not see race which can ignore unequal outcomes and
experiences
Aversive racism - Answers Supporting equality in words but showing subtle bias in ambiguous
situations
Backstage racism - Answers Racist jokes or comments made privately where people feel protected
from accountability
Institutional racism - Answers Policies and practices that produce unequal outcomes even without
open hostility
Racial profiling - Answers Treating someone as suspicious mainly because of race or ethnicity not
behavior
Three ways prejudice is perpetuated - Answers Socialization institutional reinforcement and media
cultural messages
Major causes of prejudice - Answers Frustration and scapegoating lack of knowledge threat to self
esteem and competition
Scapegoating - Answers Blaming a group for problems to release frustration or explain stress
Prejudice in media - Answers Common patterns include stereotypes in casting headlines crime
framing and who is shown as normal
Gender prejudice - Answers Biased beliefs about what men and women should be like
Sexism - Answers System that advantages one gender and disadvantages others
How gender prejudice promotes sexism - Answers Stereotypes become expectations expectations
shape opportunities opportunities shape outcomes
Effective communication - Answers Active listening open ended questions I statements clarification
and respectful tone
Active listening - Answers Focusing fully reflecting back what you heard and checking understanding
I statement - Answers A communication tool that focuses on your feelings and needs rather than
blaming
Open ended question - Answers A question that invites explanation not just yes or no
Zero tolerance policy - Answers School discipline that applies preset punishment with little context
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Value - Answers A deep guiding principle about what matters and what is right
Belief - Answers Something you think is true about the world
Attitude - Answers A learned feeling or evaluation about a person group or issue
Socialization - Answers How people learn values and norms through family school peers media and
institutions
Indoctrination - Answers Teaching beliefs as unquestionable truth while discouraging critical thinking
Bias - Answers A tendency to lean for or against something often unfair
Stereotype - Answers An oversimplified belief about a group
Prejudice - Answers A judgment or attitude about a group often negative and based on stereotypes
Bigotry - Answers Stubborn extreme prejudice with hostility
Discrimination - Answers Unfair behavior or actions toward people based on group membership
Confirmation bias - Answers Noticing and believing information that supports what you already think
In group bias - Answers Favoring people you see as part of your group
Fundamental attribution error - Answers Blaming a person's character while ignoring the situation
they are in
Availability bias - Answers Assuming something is common because it is easy to recall from news
stories or memories
Implicit bias - Answers Unconscious associations that can influence decisions and behavior
Ethnocentrism - Answers Believing your culture is best and judging other cultures by your standards
Xenophobia - Answers Fear or hatred of outsiders or foreigners
Nativism - Answers Belief that native born people deserve more rights and resources than
immigrants
Anglo conformity - Answers Expectation that immigrants should adopt Anglo American norms and
lifestyle
Cultural pluralism - Answers Multiple cultures coexist with equal respect and shared civic life
Argument against cultural pluralism - Answers Some claim it weakens unity or national identity
Color blindness - Answers Claiming you do not see race which can ignore unequal outcomes and
experiences
Aversive racism - Answers Supporting equality in words but showing subtle bias in ambiguous
situations
Backstage racism - Answers Racist jokes or comments made privately where people feel protected
from accountability
Institutional racism - Answers Policies and practices that produce unequal outcomes even without
open hostility
Racial profiling - Answers Treating someone as suspicious mainly because of race or ethnicity not
behavior
Three ways prejudice is perpetuated - Answers Socialization institutional reinforcement and media
cultural messages
Major causes of prejudice - Answers Frustration and scapegoating lack of knowledge threat to self
esteem and competition
Scapegoating - Answers Blaming a group for problems to release frustration or explain stress
Prejudice in media - Answers Common patterns include stereotypes in casting headlines crime
framing and who is shown as normal
Gender prejudice - Answers Biased beliefs about what men and women should be like
Sexism - Answers System that advantages one gender and disadvantages others
How gender prejudice promotes sexism - Answers Stereotypes become expectations expectations
shape opportunities opportunities shape outcomes
Effective communication - Answers Active listening open ended questions I statements clarification
and respectful tone
Active listening - Answers Focusing fully reflecting back what you heard and checking understanding
I statement - Answers A communication tool that focuses on your feelings and needs rather than
blaming
Open ended question - Answers A question that invites explanation not just yes or no
Zero tolerance policy - Answers School discipline that applies preset punishment with little context
