There are fewer African Americans in the United States than whites, and that is why they are classified as a minority group.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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According to Table 7.1, which group is most likely to obtain a college degree?
A) Puerto Ricans B) Cubans C) Dominicans D) Salvadorans
Research shows that distressed marital couples are distinguished by a. excessive positive affect. b. open communication
c. their negative exchanges during conflict. d. an overemphasis on listening.
The triadic division of the planet since World War II places the emphasis on _____ in Europe
a. Italy
b. France
c. Germany
d. Great Britain
Match the following definitions and concepts with the correct word from the word bank. Not all words will be used and no word will be used twice.
1. This is any knowledge, opinion, or belief about the environment, about oneself, or about one’s behavior. 2. This is a psychological tendency that is expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor. 3. This is anything, either concrete or abstract, that can become an object of thought and evaluation. 4. This is a classification system created for the purpose of organization and/or systematic study. 5. The idea that humans can be improved by strictly controlled breeding. 6. This is a term that refers to mixed-race marriage or sexual relations and thought by some to cause the degradation of the white race. 7. These are mate selection norms that require (or strongly encourage) individuals to marry within ‘their own kind’. 8. A form of prejudice or discrimination, often occurring within minority communities, where people are treated differently based on skin color. 9. A type of socialization occurring primarily in Asian and Hispanic American families that emphasizes the interconnectedness of family members and placing the family’s needs above one’s own. 10. This is the cultural emphasis on obedience to authority, proper decorum in public settings, and deference to elders found in Hispanic American families. 11. A belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs. 12. These are external, observable traits, as an expression of genes, the environment, and interactions between the two. 13. A pseudoscience practiced by the American School—and used as a justification for slavery—in which the character of a person was believed to be predictable from the measurement of the body, especially the facial features. 14. According to Anzaldua, these are experiences or activities which disrupt the smooth flow, or complacency, of life, propelling the soul to do its work and increase consciousness of itself. A. physiognomy B. familism C. attitude object D. Coatlicue states E. attitude F. no-drop rule G. cognition H. miscegenation I. Tlazolteotl J. eugenics K. endogamy L. phenotypes M. colorism N. egalitarianism O. exogamy P. taxonomy Q. respeto R. natural selection