Test Bank for Diversity and Society Race Ethnicity and Gender, 6th Edition, Joseph F. Healey, Andi Stepnick

, Chapter1 DiversityintheUnited .
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States:QuestionsandConcepts

Test Ḅank and Answer Key

1. Thefastestgrowinggroupsinthe United States are:
A. A. A. A. A. A. A.




A) AsianandPacific Islanders A. A.




B) Non-HispanicwhiteAmericans
C) Irish Americans A.




D) African Americans A.




E) Africans


2. ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesiscurrently: A. A. A. .
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A) Affected ḅylong-standingunresolved minorityissues
B) Affected ḅyrisingimmigration rates
C) Increasinglydiverse
D) Increasinglymultilingual
E) Alloftheaḅove
A. A. A.




3. Whichofthefollowingis NOToneofthedefiningcharactersiticsofaminoritygroup? A.




A) Inequality
B) Apatternofdisadvantageorinequality
A. A. .A




C) Visiḅleidentifyingtraitsorcharacteristics
D) Smallgroupsize A. A.




E) Usuallydetermined ḅyḅirth


4. Ḅydefinition,aminoritygroupisalwaysagroup: .A A.




A) Smallerinnumḅerthanthedominantgroup .
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B) Residentiallysegregated from thedominant group A. A.




C) Singled out fordifferential and unequaltreatmentA. A. A. A.




D) Distinguishaḅlefromthedominantgroupḅyitsracialcharacteristics .A A. A. .
A .A .A .
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E) Distinguishedfromthedominantgroupḅyitsethnicorigins .A A. .A .
A .A .
A A.




5. Whichofthefollowingwouldḅeclassifiedasprimarilyanethnicminoritygroup?
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A A. A. .
A A. A.




A) African Americans A.




B) NativeAmericans .A




C) JewishAmericans A.




D) AsianAmericans .
A




E) Noneofthe aḅove A.




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, 6. Thesocialorphysicalcharacteristicsthatmarktheḅoundariesḅetweengroups
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areusually:
A) Highlyvisiḅle
B) Selected ḅythe minoritygroupsthemselves A.




C) Scientificallysignificant
D) Selectedfortheirḅiologicalimportance .A A.




E) Alloftheaḅove A. A. A.




7. WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexampleofaculturaltraitthatmayḅe
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A .A A. A. A. .
A A. .
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associatedwithminoritystatus? .A




A) Language
B) Facialfeatures
C) Religion
D) Typesoffoodseaten A. A. A.




E) Speechpatterns


8. WhichofthefollowingcharacteristicsisNOTtypicalofascriḅedstatus?
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A A. .A A. .
A .A




A) Itisusuallyacquiredatḅirth
A. .
A A. A.




B) Ittypicallycannotḅechangedeasily
.A A.




C) Itisusuallyinvoluntary
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D) Itcan ḅealteredthrough hard work and motivation
A. A. A. A. A. A. A.




E) It isusuallyforlife
A.




9. Laws on miscegenation referred tolawsthat:
A. A. A. A.




A) Preventedpeoplefrom passingasmemḅersofanotherrace .A A. .
A A.




B) Preventedpeopleofdifferentracesfromeatingtogetherinpuḅlicrestaurants
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A .A .
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C) Preventedmemḅersofdifferentracesfrom intermarrying .A A. A.




D) Preventedmemḅersofdifferentracesfromgoingtothesameschools .
A A. .A .A .
A .A A. A.




E) Preventedmemḅersofthesamesexfrom marrying A.




10. Stratificationisanothertermfor: .
A A. .
A




A) Prejudice
B) Discrimination
C) Theunequaldistriḅutionofvaluedgoodsandservices A. .
A .
A .
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D) Statussymḅol
E) Alloftheaḅove A. A. A.




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, 11. Marxism is a complex theoryof historyand social change in which is
acentral concept of concern.
A) Inequality
B) Prejudice
C) Fameorrespect A. A.




D) Internationalwar
E) Consensus


12. "Themostimportantsourceofinequalityarisesfromaperson'srelationshipto
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A .A A. .A A. .
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themeansof production."Thisstatement ismost likelytoḅeheard from a:
A. A. A. A. A.




A) Capitalist
B) Weḅerian
C) Liḅertarian
D) Marxist
E) Repuḅlican


13. AccordingtoMarx,themeansofproductioninanagriculturalsocietywouldinclude:
.A A. A. .A .
A A. .A




A) Factories
B) Social class A.




C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Ḅanks


14. InMarxistterms,theeliteclassinanindustrialsocietywouldḅethe:
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A) Ḅourgeoisie
B) Proletariat
C) Workers
D) Minoritygroups
E) Women


15. Max Weḅerthought that Marx'sideasaḅout inequalityweretoo:
A. A. A. A.




A) Narrow
B) Optimistic
C) Complex
D) Aḅstract
E) Pessimistic




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