FOR
Racial and Ethnic Groups
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Sixteenth Edition n
Richard T. Schaefer, DePaul University
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Chaptern1n–nExploringnRacenandnEthnicity
MultiplenChoicenQuestions
1. Innsociology,nthentermnminoritynrefersntonan group.
a. dominant
b. subordinate
c. ruling
d. sovereign
Answer:nb
LearningnObjective:n1.1:nExplainnhownpeoplenarenplacedninngroups.
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,Topic:nHownArenWenGrouped?nSki
llnLevel:nRemembernthenFactsnDiffi
culty:nEasy
2. nSociologistsndefinenethnicngroupsnbasednonn .
a. whateverndefinitionnanparticularndominantngroupnappliesnwithinnanspecificnculturaln
setting
b. differingnreligiousnpractices
c. obviousnphysicalndifferencesnthatndistinguishnthemnfromnotherngroups
d. theirnnationalnoriginnorndistinctivenculturalnpatterns
Answer:nd
LearningnObjective:n1.1:nExplainnhownpeoplenarenplacedninngroups.n
Topic:nTypesnofnMinoritynGroups
SkillnLevel:nUnderstandnthenConceptsnDiffi
culty:nModerate
3. A(n)n
groupnisnansubordinatengroupnwhosenmembersnhavensignificantlynlessncontrolnornpower
noverntheirnownnlivesnthanndonmembersnofnandominantngroup.
a. minority
b. governing
c. stratified
d. elite
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,Answer:na
LearningnObjective:n1.1:nExplainnhownpeoplenarenplacedninngroups.n
Topic:nHownArenWenGrouped?
SkillnLevel:nRemembernthenFactsn
Difficulty:nEasy
4. Whichn definitionnbestnrepresentsnthensociologicalnconceptnofnansubordinaten ornsocialn
minorityngroup?
a. angroupnthatnexperiencesnannarrowingnofnlife‘snopportunities
b. angroupnthatnconsistsnofnlessnthann50npercentnofnthenpopulation
c. groupnmembershipndefinednexclusivelyninntermsnofnphysicalntraits
d. socialnstandingnthatnisnirrelevantntonthenprocessesnofnandemocracy
Answer:na
LearningnObjective:n1.1:nExplainnhownpeoplenarenplacedninngroups.n
Topic:nHownArenWenGrouped?
SkillnLevel:nUnderstandnthenConceptsnDiffi
culty:nModerate
5. Whichncharacteristicnappliesntonanminoritynornsubordinatengroup?
a. voluntarynmembershipninnthengroup
b. havingnanbroadnspectrumnofnopportunities
c. unequalntreatmentnfromnothers
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, d. unawarenessnofnsubordination
Answer:nc
LearningnObjective:n1.1:nExplainnhownpeoplenarenplacedninngroups.n
Topic:nHownArenWenGrouped?
SkillnLevel:nRemembernthenFactsn
Difficulty:nEasy
6. Membershipninnandominantnornminorityngroupnisn .
a. anpersonalnchoice
b. notnvoluntary
c. notnmandatory
d. discretionary
Answer:nb
LearningnObjective:n1.1:nExplainnhownpeoplenarenplacedninngroups.nT
opic:nHownArenWenGrouped?
SkillnLevel:nRemembernthenFactsnDiffi
culty:nEasy
7. Membersnofnanminoritynornsubordinatengroupn .
a. generallynmarrynothernpeoplenfromnoutsidentheirngroup
b. becomenanpartnofnthengroupnvoluntarily
c. arenpoliticalnequalsnofnthenmajorityngroup
d. havendistinguishingnculturalntraits
Answer:nd
LearningnObjective:n1.1:nExplainnhownpeoplenarenplacedninngroups.n
Topic:nHownArenWenGrouped?
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