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What term refers to the dividing of society into categories, ranks, or classes?
Social Stratification
What term refers to a person's ranking in a stratification system?
Socioeconomic status
A person who who lives in the United States has a ______ of 78 years.
Life expectancy
What term refers to an opinion on a person or group formed without facts or evidence?
Prejudice
If a person does not make enough to support themselves and their family, they are living below the ______.
Poverty level
Name 1 major cause of lower life expectancies for people living in lower classes.
Bad nutrition
Less access to healthcare
What is the lowest class in the American class system?
Underclass
Life chances
Blaming someone else for your own problems when they are completely innocent is known as what?
Scapegoating
Asian Americans are often referred to as _____ ____ because of their commitment to education.
Model minorities
Name 1 factor that determines the poverty level.
Cost of providing an adequate diet
Cost of living
Number of family members
A person's social class is made up of their ______, ______, and ______.
Wealth, power, and prestige
What type of social welfare program involves a person receiving money directly from the government?
Transfer Payments
Which type of discrimination is enforced by the law?
Legal discrimination
Name 1 major reason why Hispanic Americans immigrate to the United States.
Economic opportunities
Political freedom
Early settlers to what would become United States established the dominant group as ______, ______, and ______.
Hint: WASP
White, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant
The mass killing of Jews in Europe during World War II is an example of what?
Genocide
Which minority group has faced the most challenges in the United States?
Native Americans
What is the largest minority group in the United States?
Which social ranking system involves asking people within a community to rank other people based on what they know about them?
Reputational method
What is the difference between discrimination and prejudice?
Discrimination is based on actions while prejudice is based on opinions
The United States being founded on the principle of "all men are created equal" but still having slavery and preventing women from voting is an example of what?
What is the fastest growing minority group?
Asian American
Who are white ethnics?
Immigrants from mainly Catholic countries