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Inequality in Society

Quiz by Mr. Sinn

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29 questions
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  • Q1
    A social group that is systematically denied the same access to power and resources available to the dominant group of a society. (It is not the amount of people that put them in this group, it is their access to power and resources)
    Minority Group
    30s
  • Q2
    The group with the most power, greatest privileges, and highest social class
    Dominant Group
    30s
  • Q3
    (A thought process) An attitude or view on a particular group, usually in a negative way
    Prejudice
    30s
  • Q4
    (An action) An act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or group
    Discrimination
    30s
  • Q5
    The negative treatment of one person by another, on the basis of that person's preconceived characteristics
    Individual Discrimination
    30s
  • Q6
    Negative treatment of a minority group that is built into society's institutions. (Racism does not reside in any one person but is in the fabric of the social structure)
    Institutional Discrimination
    30s
  • Q7
    An individual or group unfairly blamed for another person's or group's actions/ problems
    Scapegoat
    30s
  • Q8
    A set of beliefs about the superiority of one racial or ethnic group over others
    Racism
    30s
  • Q9
    A category of people who share inherited physical characteristics and whom others see as being a distinct group. (It is a social construct/social stratification)
    Race
    30s
  • Q10
    Set of cultural characteristics that distinguishes one group from another
    Ethnicity
    30s
  • Q11
    This is an ethnic identity that is only relevant on specific occasions and does not significantly impact a person's everyday life
    Symbolic Ethnicity
    30s
  • Q12
    Refers to the unearned resources that are not in broad view or intended to be seen. (Things in life that you did not earn but were given or born with)
    Invisible Knapsack
    30s
  • Q13
    Societal privileges that benefit white people in western countries beyond what is commonly experienced by non-white people under the same social, political, or economic circumstances
    White Privilege
    30s
  • Q14
    A situation in which people lack the resources to satisfy the basic needs no person should be without. Is usually expressed as a living condition that falls below a certain threshold or minimum
    Absolute Poverty
    30s
  • Q15
    Diverse groups of families and individuals residing in the inner city who are on the fringes of the American occupational system and as a result are in the most disadvantaged position of the economic hierarchy
    Urban Underclass
    30s

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