Joe grew up in an Italian household in an Italian community in New Jersey. He believes that the traditional Italian celebration of Easter, which includes a large number of family members and mountains of food consumed during a long dinner, is the best way to celebrate this holiday. Joe is illustrating ethnocentrism An ethnic group is a group that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns Prejudice is a(n) ________; discrimination is a(n) ________. belief; action A Colombian woman and an Italian man, working together as members of a construction crew, overcome their initial prejudices and come to appreciate each other's talents and strengths. This is an example of the contact hypothesis German Americans, Italian Americans, and Norwegian Americans are all examples of ethnic groups Which one of the following would NOT be an example of assimilation? a Muslim woman wearing her traditional headscarf while out shopping in her U.S. suburb At one time, many Puerto Ricans were effectively barred from serving in the Chicago Police Department because they failed to meet the height requirement. This was an example of institutional discrimination Which of the following terms refers to a negative attitude toward an entire category of people? prejudice Institutional discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups that results from the normal operations of society Segregation refers to the act of physically separating two groups, an action often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group Ethnocentrism refers to the tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life are superior to all others Genocide refers to the process of deliberately and systematically killing an entire people or the members of a nation 00:0201:08