The Body and Race

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge on the relationship between the body and race.
Number of Questions: 15
Created by:
Tags: sociology of the body race racism
Attempted 0/15 Correct 0 Score 0

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

  1. Racism

  2. Ethnocentrism

  3. Xenophobia

  4. Discrimination


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Racism is the belief that one race is superior to another, while ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others, xenophobia is the fear of foreigners, and discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race, gender, religion, or other characteristics.

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

  1. Racialization

  2. Segregation

  3. Discrimination

  4. Stereotyping


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Racialization is the process by which people are assigned to different racial categories, while segregation is the separation of people into different groups based on their race, discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race, gender, religion, or other characteristics, and stereotyping is the process of assigning certain characteristics to a group of people based on their race.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Social constructionism argues that race is a social construct rather than a biological reality, while biological determinism argues that race is determined by biology, cultural relativism argues that cultures should be understood in their own context, and symbolic interactionism argues that people's behavior is shaped by their interactions with others.

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

  1. Ethnocentrism

  2. Xenophobia

  3. Racism

  4. Discrimination


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own race is superior to others, while xenophobia is the fear of foreigners, racism is the belief that one race is superior to another, and discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race, gender, religion, or other characteristics.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Racial essentialism is the idea that people of different races have different physical and mental characteristics, while racial profiling is the practice of targeting people of a particular race for suspicion of crime, racial segregation is the separation of people into different groups based on their race, and racial discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Racial segregation is the practice of separating people into different groups based on their race, while racial profiling is the practice of targeting people of a particular race for suspicion of crime, racial discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race, and racial essentialism is the idea that people of different races have different physical and mental characteristics.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Racial discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race, while racial segregation is the practice of separating people into different groups based on their race, racial profiling is the practice of targeting people of a particular race for suspicion of crime, and racial essentialism is the idea that people of different races have different physical and mental characteristics.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Racial profiling is the practice of targeting people of a particular race for suspicion of crime, while racial discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race, racial segregation is the practice of separating people into different groups based on their race, and racial essentialism is the idea that people of different races have different physical and mental characteristics.

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

  1. Cultural relativism

  2. Ethnocentrism

  3. Xenophobia

  4. Racism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cultural relativism is the idea that cultures should be understood in their own context, while ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others, xenophobia is the fear of foreigners, and racism is the belief that one race is superior to another.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Symbolic interactionism is the process by which people's behavior is shaped by their interactions with others, while social constructionism argues that race is a social construct rather than a biological reality, cultural relativism argues that cultures should be understood in their own context, and ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others.

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

  1. Xenophobia

  2. Ethnocentrism

  3. Racism

  4. Discrimination


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others, while xenophobia is the fear of foreigners, racism is the belief that one race is superior to another, and discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race, gender, religion, or other characteristics.

What is the term for the fear of foreigners?

  1. Xenophobia

  2. Racism

  3. Ethnocentrism

  4. Discrimination


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Xenophobia is the fear of foreigners, while racism is the belief that one race is superior to another, ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others, and discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their race, gender, religion, or other characteristics.

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

  1. Sexism

  2. Racism

  3. Ethnocentrism

  4. Xenophobia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sexism is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their gender, while racism is the belief that one race is superior to another, ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others, and xenophobia is the fear of foreigners.

What is the term for the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their religion?

  1. Religious discrimination

  2. Racism

  3. Ethnocentrism

  4. Xenophobia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Religious discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their religion, while racism is the belief that one race is superior to another, ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others, and xenophobia is the fear of foreigners.

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

  1. Homophobia

  2. Racism

  3. Ethnocentrism

  4. Xenophobia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Homophobia is the unfair treatment of a person or group based on their sexual orientation, while racism is the belief that one race is superior to another, ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others, and xenophobia is the fear of foreigners.

- Hide questions