CES 101- Exam 2 Questions With Complete Solutions

Whistling Vivaldi correct answer: a black male that went to Grad school, made white uncomfortable because of stereotypes Whistles Vivaldi/Beetles-seen as normal not by stereotype stereotype threat correct answer: people are or feel themselves to be at risk of confirming negative stereotypes about their social group, degrading performance Jonathan Ferrell and Renisha McBride correct answer: both got in a car accident, went looking for help, knocked on local doors and were eventually shot out of fear Stanford Stereotype Study correct answer: : Black students performed worse than white students on a standardized achievement test when they were told that the test measured intelligence. When the same test was simply presented as a problem-solving exercise, black students performed as well as white students. Changing the way the test was described changed black students' performance. Claude Steele Research correct answer: black/white test score gap. stereotype reading has material consequences Stone Research correct answer: athletic intelligence tested through mini golf- white did better athleticism- blacks did better Stephanie Fryberg Research on mascots correct answer: consequences of hyper visibility-only being seen in one way---is the erasure of humanity changed how natives felt about themselves, their community and their future Stereotypes correct answer: overgeneralized belief that a certain trait, behavior or attitude characterizes all members of some identifiable group -filters, self-fulfilling prophecies, predetermined notions Privilege correct answer: Privilege is a systematic structure that grants unearned advantage to a select few on the basis of their identity Invisible Knapsack correct answer: unearned assets. "backpack for hiking trip known as life" "bank account with constant deposits" Privilege Meritocracy correct answer: A form of social stratification in which all positions are awarded on the basis of merit. have to accept that the ideal of meritocracy is just a myth and accept that there are doors open to some people not because of how hard they work, but because of who or what they are. Model Minority Myth correct answer: The common Perception that Asian Americans have excelled in US society and experience few difficulties in relation to adjustment. Perpetuates the myth that Asian Americans no longer experience discrimination and thus no longer need social services Missing White Woman Syndrome correct answer: is the disproportionate degree of coverage in television, radio, newspaper and magazine reporting of an adversity, most often a missing person case, involving a young, white, upper-middle class woman or girl. Microaggressions correct answer: brief, everyday exchange