Social Science ยท Civics Polity
Social Inequality and Discrimination
2,011 Questions
Social inequality and discrimination involve the unequal distribution of resources and opportunities based on race, class, or gender. These concepts are frequently tested in UPSC, state PSC, and SSC exams. Practicing these questions helps clarify key sociological theories and structural challenges.
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Social Inequality and Discrimination Questions
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paternalism
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imperialism
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racism
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colonialism
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Racism is the belief that one race is inherently superior to others, a concept often used to justify imperialist expansion and colonial rule.
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Discrimination
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Inequality
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Tradition
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Diversity
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Diversity refers to the state of being different or having a variety of characteristics, such as culture, language, or background, within a group or society.
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Ethnicity
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Minority group
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Race
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Race is a social construct often used to categorize people based on physical characteristics, such as skin color or facial features.
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White Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASP)
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Asian Americans
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White ethnics
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Latino Americans
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Jews
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Asian Americans
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White ethnics
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Latino Americans
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Anti-Semitism is defined as prejudice, hostility, or discrimination against Jewish people, a phenomenon that has occurred globally throughout history.
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Jewish Americans
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Asian Americans
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African Americans
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Latino Americans
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As of recent census data, Latino Americans constitute the largest ethnic minority group in the United States.
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prejudice.
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discrimination.
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racism.
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stereotypes.
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Prejudice is an unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually negative) towards an individual based solely on the individual's membership of a social group.
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prejudice.
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discrimination.
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racism.
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stereotypes.
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Stereotypes are oversimplified and generalized beliefs about the characteristics, attributes, and behaviors of members of a particular group.
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race.
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gender.
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power and privilege.
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education.
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Minority status is defined by sociologists not by numerical size, but by the lack of power, privilege, and social status compared to the dominant group.
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laws creating equality
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laws defining what was fair vs. not fair
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policies of dealing with non-white countries
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systematic policy of segregation
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Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.
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makes people dislike them
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reduces people to a few simple traits or characteristics
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puts people into different categories
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labels people with many positive and negative characteristics
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Stereotyping is defined by the reduction of complex individuals into a few easily recognizable, often inaccurate, traits.
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Gender
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Religion
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Race
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Economic class
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Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa, specifically targeting the black population based on their race.
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Dutch Rule
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British Rule
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Apartheid
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Jim Crow
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Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.
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Equality
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Positive discrimination
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prejudice
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Social Justice
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Positive discrimination involves giving preferential treatment to groups that have historically faced discrimination to level the playing field.
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Discrimination
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Prejudice
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Equality
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Exploitation
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Explanation
Discrimination is defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people. It is the behavioral manifestation of prejudice.