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DEOMI Racism Exam Questions and Answers
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DEOMI: Racism Exam Questions andAnswers
DoD Definition of Race - Answers -A division of human beings identified by the
possession of traits that are transmissible by descent and that are sufficient to
characterize persons possessing these traits as a distinctive human genotype.
Farley Definition of Race - Answers -A group of people who are generally considered to
be physically distinct in some way (eg skin color, hair texture, or facial features such as
size and shape of the head, eyes, ears, lips, nose, color of eyes) from other groups and
are generally considered by themselves and/or others to be a distinct group
Categories of race - Answers -American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
White
Define Racism (Farley) - Answers -Any attitude, belief, behavior, or institutional
arrangement that favors one race or ethnic group (usually a majority group) over
another (usually a minority group).
Define Racism (Ford) - Answers -Any action or attitude conscious or unconscious,
which subordinates an individual or group based on skin color or race (treats as if of
less value or importance)
Common elements of Racism - Answers -Prejudice and discrimination based on
differences
A belief in the superiority of one over the other
Types of racism - Answers -Individual
Institutional
Individual Racism - Answers -Belief that one's own race is superior to another (racial
prejudice) and exhibits behaviors that suppress the inferior race (racial discrimination)
Institutional Racism - Answers -Takes the form of the practices, customs, rules and
standards of organizations, including governments that unnecessarily disadvantage
people because of their race, color, or ethnicity.
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