Define racism, prejudice, and discrimination. Describe the differences and connections between them

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


1. Racism is an ideology that holds that inequality based on race is justified because of the assumed natural differences between the races.
2. Prejudice is a set of beliefs and attitudes that cause us to negatively “prejudge” people based on their social location.
3. Discrimination is a pattern of interactions, a set of behaviors, by which one denies some rewards to some groups based on prejudice.
4. Prejudice refers to the attitude that structures our interactions, racism to the ideologies that justify those interactions, and discrimination to the institutional dynamics at play in determining various outcomes of those interactions.

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Averett et al. (2013 ) confirmed that being married is associated with:

A) lower self-esteem. B) higher alcohol use. C) a higher BMI. D) poorer mental health.

Sociology

Explain what is meant by a movement having a free rider problem. Why is free riding a problem for social movements?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

What factors influence how parents understand and undertake childhood socialization?

a. social class, race, and gender of parent(s) b. race, gender of parent(s), and gender of children c. social class, gender of parent(s), and gender of children d. age of parents at children’s birth, social class, and race

Sociology