Race, Discrimination, and Social Concepts
Test your knowledge of race-related concepts, theories, and forms of discrimination in society.
Questions
Which concept refers to the belief that one race is superior to another?
- Racism
- Ethnocentrism
- Xenophobia
- Discrimination
What is the term for the process by which people are assigned to different racial categories?
- Racialization
- Segregation
- Discrimination
- Stereotyping
Which theory argues that race is a social construct rather than a biological reality?
- Social constructionism
- Biological determinism
- Cultural relativism
- Symbolic interactionism
What is the term for the belief that one's own race is superior to others?
- Ethnocentrism
- Xenophobia
- Racism
- Discrimination
Which concept refers to the idea that people of different races have different physical and mental characteristics?
- Racial essentialism
- Racial profiling
- Racial segregation
- Racial discrimination
What is the term for the practice of separating people into different groups based on their race?
- Racial segregation
- Racial profiling
- Racial discrimination
- Racial essentialism
Which concept refers to the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race?
- Racial discrimination
- Racial segregation
- Racial profiling
- Racial essentialism
What is the term for the practice of targeting people of a particular race for suspicion of crime?
- Racial profiling
- Racial discrimination
- Racial segregation
- Racial essentialism
Which concept refers to the idea that cultures should be understood in their own context?
- Cultural relativism
- Ethnocentrism
- Xenophobia
- Racism
What is the term for the process by which people's behavior is shaped by their interactions with others?
- Symbolic interactionism
- Social constructionism
- Cultural relativism
- Ethnocentrism
Which concept refers to the belief that one's own culture is superior to others?
- Xenophobia
- Ethnocentrism
- Racism
- Discrimination
What is the term for the fear of foreigners?
- Xenophobia
- Racism
- Ethnocentrism
- Discrimination