CMN 214 Ch 2 TEST
WITH SOLUTION
Minorities and non-dominant groups
Subordinated to majority or dominant group members in terms of power,
prestige, and privelage
4 characteristics of minorities
Identifiability, differential power, experience of discrimination, and group
awareness
Identifiability
Distinguishable and readily apparent differences in physical or cultural traits
Stigma
Deviations from desired norm in a current situation
Differential Power
Permits those who have more power to control those who have less power.
, Enables powerful groups to control access to education, employment, food,
health care, income, and voting rights
Discrimination
Differential and prerogative actions that serve to limit social, political, or
economic opportunities of members of particular groups
Group Awareness
Consequences of subordination and discrimination. May also result in
resistance and activism
Prejudice
Irrationally based, negative attitudes
Stereotypes
Overgeneralization of characteristics to large groups of people
Prescriptive Stereotyping
Ideas about how people should behave based on their group membership
WITH SOLUTION
Minorities and non-dominant groups
Subordinated to majority or dominant group members in terms of power,
prestige, and privelage
4 characteristics of minorities
Identifiability, differential power, experience of discrimination, and group
awareness
Identifiability
Distinguishable and readily apparent differences in physical or cultural traits
Stigma
Deviations from desired norm in a current situation
Differential Power
Permits those who have more power to control those who have less power.
, Enables powerful groups to control access to education, employment, food,
health care, income, and voting rights
Discrimination
Differential and prerogative actions that serve to limit social, political, or
economic opportunities of members of particular groups
Group Awareness
Consequences of subordination and discrimination. May also result in
resistance and activism
Prejudice
Irrationally based, negative attitudes
Stereotypes
Overgeneralization of characteristics to large groups of people
Prescriptive Stereotyping
Ideas about how people should behave based on their group membership
