ISBN: 9781544389790 Test Bank - for Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change Ninth Edition by Joseph F. Healey, Andi Stepnick, All Chapters | Complete SOLUTION | Guide A+

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DiversityintheUnited A. A
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States:Questions and Concepts A. A.




A. Test Bank and Answer Key A. A. A. A.




1. Thefastest growinggroupsintheUnitedStates are:
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A) Asian andPacific Islanders
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B) Non-Hispanic white Americans A. A.




C) IrishAmericans A
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D) African Americans A
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E) Africans


2. ThepopulationoftheUnitedStates is currently: A
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A) Affected bylong-standingunresolved minorityissues
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B) Affected byrisingimmigration rates A. A.




C) Increasinglydiverse
D) Increasinglymultilingual
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3. Whichof the followingis NOT oneof the definingcharactersitics of aminority group?
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A) Inequality
B) Apatternofdisadvantage orinequality
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C) Visibleidentifyingtraits orcharacteristics A
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D) Small group size A
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E) Usuallydetermined bybirth A.




4. Bydefinition, aminoritygroupis always a group:
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A) Smallerinnumberthan the dominant group A
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B) Residentiallysegregated from thedominant group A. A. A.




C) Singled out fordifferential and unequal treatment
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D) Distinguishablefrom the dominantgroupbyits racial characteristics A
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E) Distinguishedfrom thedominantgroupbyitsethnicorigins A
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5. Whichofthe followingwould be classified as primarilyan ethnicminoritygroup?
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A) African Americans A
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B) NativeAmericans A
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C) JewishAmericans A
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D) AsianAmericans A
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E) Noneof the above A. A.




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, 6. Thesocialorphysicalcharacteristicsthatmarktheboundariesbetween groups
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areusually:
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A) Highlyvisible
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C) Scientificallysignificant
D) Selectedfortheirbiological importance A
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E) Alloftheabove A
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7. Whichofthe followingis NOTanexampleof a cultural traitthatmaybe
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associatedwithminoritystatus?
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A) Language
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E) Speechpatterns


8. Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsis NOTtypical ofascribed status?
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A) It isusuallyacquired at birth
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B) It typicallycannotbechanged easily
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C) Itisusuallyinvoluntary
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D) Itcanbe alteredthroughhardwork andmotivation
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E) It is usuallyfor life
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9. Laws on miscegenation referred to lawsthat:
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A) Prevented people from passingas members of anotherrace
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B) Preventedpeopleofdifferentraces from eatingtogetherinpublicrestaurants
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C) Preventedmembers ofdifferent races from intermarrying
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D) Preventedmembersofdifferent races from goingto thesameschools
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E) Prevented members ofthe samesex from marrying A
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10. Stratificationis anotherterm for: A
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A) Prejudice
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C) Theunequal distributionofvalued goods andservices A
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D) Statussymbol
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, 11. Marxism is a complex theoryof historyand social change in which
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A) Inequality
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D) International war A.




E) Consensus


12. "Themostimportantsourceofinequalityarisesfromaperson'srelationshipto
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themeans of production." This statement is most likelyto be heard from a:
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A) Capitalist
B) Weberian
C) Libertarian
D) Marxist
E) Republican


13. Accordingto Marx,themeansofproduction inan agricultural societywould include:
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A) Factories
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C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Banks


14. InMarxistterms,theeliteclassinanindustrialsocietywouldbethe:
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A) Bourgeoisie
B) Proletariat
C) Workers
D) Minoritygroups
E) Women


15. Max Weber thought that Marx's ideas about inequalityweretoo:
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A) Narrow
B) Optimistic
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D) Abstract
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