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11.__________ refers to a negative attitude toward an entire category of people. a.Scapegoatingc.Prejudice b.Racismd.Stereotype 12.According to the text’s discussion of minority groups: a.members of a minority group are stigmatized in the eyes of the dominant group. b.minority group members are often treated as members of a category. c.most minorities develop a strong sense of in-group solidarity. d.all of the above 13.__________ refers to a broad overgeneralization about a category of people that is applied to all members of the category. a.Scapegoatingc.Prejudice b.Racismd.Stereotype 14.__________ refers to treating individuals unequally and unjustly on the basis of their group memberships. a.Scapegoatingc.Discrimination b.Prejudiced.Racism 15.A homeowner who refuses to hire an interior decorator because she is Asian-American is an illustration of: a.indirect institutional discrimination.c.direct institutional discrimination. b.de jure discrimination.d.individual discrimination. 16.Openly biased practices by an institution are referred to as: a.indirect institutional discrimination.c.direct institutional discrimination. b.de jure discrimination.d.individual discrimination. 17.Policies that appear to be neutral, but in practice discriminate against minority groups, are referred to as: a.indirect institutional discrimination.c.direct institutional discrimination. b.de jure discrimination.d.individual discrimination. 18.You are a member of a minority group and were hired by a company last year because of pressure from a civil rights group. This year the company is being forced to downsize and has determined to do so through the policy of “last hired, first fired.” That means you and several other minority group members will be out of a job, and will experience what is referred to as: a.indirect institutional discrimination.c.direct institutional discrimination. b.de jure discrimination.d.individual discrimination. 19.The ideology that maintains that one race is inherently superior to another is termed: a.scapegoating.c.bigotry. b.racism.d.prejudice. 20.The term __________ describes a person (or category of people) typically with little power, who is unfairly blamed for the troubles of others. a.racistc.bigot b.minorityd.scapegoat