Which of the following statements is true of white Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs)?
A) They generally looked down on later waves of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe.
B) They viewed later waves of European immigrants as superior, hard-working, and civilized.
C) They had the same language and religion as that of later waves of European immigrants.
D) They were all affluent and had no criminal backgrounds.
E) They included immigrants from Australia and New Zealand.
Question 2
Anil, a professor of Indian origin, went to a community bank to apply for a home loan. The banker told Anil that he does not qualify for a loan. According to the bank's policy, it is risky to offer loans to minority group members because they are not likely to hold a steady job. This scenario illustrates _____.
A) cultural relativism
B) institutional discrimination
C) acculturation
D) assimilation
E) pluralism
White cat
A pair of spotted hyenas at White River, Mpumalanga
West Highland White Terrier
White-throated Bee-eater
One of the cultural privileges of being white in the United States is less suspicion of wrongdoing.
Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias).