Race, Discrimination, and Social Concepts

Test your knowledge of race-related concepts, theories, and forms of discrimination in society.

12 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which concept refers to the belief that one race is superior to another?

  1. Racism
  2. Ethnocentrism
  3. Xenophobia
  4. Discrimination
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which people are assigned to different racial categories?

  1. Racialization
  2. Segregation
  3. Discrimination
  4. Stereotyping
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which theory argues that race is a social construct rather than a biological reality?

  1. Social constructionism
  2. Biological determinism
  3. Cultural relativism
  4. Symbolic interactionism
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the belief that one's own race is superior to others?

  1. Ethnocentrism
  2. Xenophobia
  3. Racism
  4. Discrimination
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which concept refers to the idea that people of different races have different physical and mental characteristics?

  1. Racial essentialism
  2. Racial profiling
  3. Racial segregation
  4. Racial discrimination
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the practice of separating people into different groups based on their race?

  1. Racial segregation
  2. Racial profiling
  3. Racial discrimination
  4. Racial essentialism
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which concept refers to the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race?

  1. Racial discrimination
  2. Racial segregation
  3. Racial profiling
  4. Racial essentialism
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the practice of targeting people of a particular race for suspicion of crime?

  1. Racial profiling
  2. Racial discrimination
  3. Racial segregation
  4. Racial essentialism
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which concept refers to the idea that cultures should be understood in their own context?

  1. Cultural relativism
  2. Ethnocentrism
  3. Xenophobia
  4. Racism
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which people's behavior is shaped by their interactions with others?

  1. Symbolic interactionism
  2. Social constructionism
  3. Cultural relativism
  4. Ethnocentrism
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which concept refers to the belief that one's own culture is superior to others?

  1. Xenophobia
  2. Ethnocentrism
  3. Racism
  4. Discrimination
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the fear of foreigners?

  1. Xenophobia
  2. Racism
  3. Ethnocentrism
  4. Discrimination