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,Chapter 01 - Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations
Chapter 01
Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations
Essay Questions
1. Discuss the factors that affect a subpopulation's distinctiveness as an ethnic group.
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2. Why can biological distinctiveness be seen as part of ethnicity?
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3. Why is power so important in the analysis of discrimination among ethnic subpopulations?
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4. Define discrimination and prejudice, and discuss the relationship between the two.
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5. Identify and discuss each of the five types of discrimination.
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6. What factors are involved in institutionalized discrimination?
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7. What factors are involved in ethnic stratification?
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8. Discuss the various ways that members of an ethnic subpopulation can adapt to
discrimination.
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9. How does ethnic stratification limit the access of ethnic persons to social rewards and
opportunities in U.S. society?
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10. Why is race limited in making sense as a biological concept?
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11. Identify the general features of ethnic conflict.
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12. How does one distinguish institutional discrimination from individual acts of
discrimination?
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13. For ethnic minorities, what are some of the costs that result from discrimination and
segregation?
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14. How does skin color result in an ethnic hierarchy in society, especially in the United
States?
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15. Why is it easier for the Irish, Italians, and Poles to assimilate in U.S. society than it is for
Mexicans, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans?
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16. Is prejudice necessary for producing discriminatory acts or behavior?
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17. Explain why the high rate of poverty among particular ethnic groups makes it clear that
ethnic stratification exists in the United States.
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