SOC 215 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
In sociology, minority refers to the _______ group - Answers -subordinate
the racial and ethnic landscape is subject to change and different interpretations
because - Answers -it is constructed socially
which of the following sentences best represents the sociological concept of minority? -
Answers -A group that experiences a narrowing of life's opportunities
the term _____ is reserved for minorities and the corresponding majorities that are
socially set apart because of obvious physical differences - Answers -racial group
the development of solitary between ethnic subgroups is called - Answers -panethicity
The structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal rewards and
power in a society is called - Answers -stratification
which of the following theoretical perspectives emphasizes how the pars of society are
structured to maintain its stability - Answers -funcitionalist perspective
which perspective on race and ethnicity tends to emphasize group tensions between the
privileged and the exploited - Answers -conflict perspective
which of the theories explains why certain people are viewed as deviant and others
engaging in the same behavior as not deviant - Answers -labeling theory
unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual
differences into account are known as - Answers -stereotypes
in certain situations, as individuals may respond to stereotypes and act on them, with
the result that false definitions become accurate. This is known as - Answers -a self-
fulfilling prophecy
the maintenance of political, social, economic, and cultural dominance over people by a
foreign power for an extended period of time is known as - Answers -colonialism
according to the spectrum of intergroup status, which of the following relationships is
more tolerant to the subordinate group - Answers -pluralism
______ came to mean a policy of operate development devised by the Whites to deal
with the multicultural population in South Africa - Answers -Apartheid
in the context of consequences of subordinate-group status, the equation A+B+C -> A
describes - Answers -assimilation
, Trevor Noah says he was "born a crime", because he was born with a decency on
heroin due to his mother's usage
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -FALSE
Most classmates wrote that there are between 6 and 8 races
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -FALSE
In class, we saw an example of biological twins who were considered to be of different
races
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -TRUE
what was Eric's point about the color spectrum? - Answers -To show how similar our
process of subjectively choosing cut-off points for the different colors is similar to the
social construction of race
Without any other information, which of the following types of people is this most likely
to be incarcerated in the united states? - Answers -A black male
In the modern U.S. most new marriages are between people of different races
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -FALSE
German scientist Johan Freidrich Blumenbach is credited with creating one of the first
race-based classifications. He decided on five categories: Which color did he associate
with the "American Race"? - Answers -Red
Which is the most compelling evidence that race is socially constructed? - Answers -
Tiger woods is considered "Black" in the US but "Asian" when he is in parts of Asia
Thomas Jefferson believed that white and blacks were different from each other online
the color of their skin
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -TRUE
Which of the following slogans best describes the mission of Native American boarding
schools? - Answers -"kill the Indian, save the man"
Which new category is being considered to be added to the race, ethnicity or origin
portion of the 2020 US Census? - Answers -Middle eastern or North African
The Bokilti are a close-knit group of recent immigrants to the Eastern United States.
Their religion, which they are born into, requires them to wear a bright orange headband
In sociology, minority refers to the _______ group - Answers -subordinate
the racial and ethnic landscape is subject to change and different interpretations
because - Answers -it is constructed socially
which of the following sentences best represents the sociological concept of minority? -
Answers -A group that experiences a narrowing of life's opportunities
the term _____ is reserved for minorities and the corresponding majorities that are
socially set apart because of obvious physical differences - Answers -racial group
the development of solitary between ethnic subgroups is called - Answers -panethicity
The structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal rewards and
power in a society is called - Answers -stratification
which of the following theoretical perspectives emphasizes how the pars of society are
structured to maintain its stability - Answers -funcitionalist perspective
which perspective on race and ethnicity tends to emphasize group tensions between the
privileged and the exploited - Answers -conflict perspective
which of the theories explains why certain people are viewed as deviant and others
engaging in the same behavior as not deviant - Answers -labeling theory
unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual
differences into account are known as - Answers -stereotypes
in certain situations, as individuals may respond to stereotypes and act on them, with
the result that false definitions become accurate. This is known as - Answers -a self-
fulfilling prophecy
the maintenance of political, social, economic, and cultural dominance over people by a
foreign power for an extended period of time is known as - Answers -colonialism
according to the spectrum of intergroup status, which of the following relationships is
more tolerant to the subordinate group - Answers -pluralism
______ came to mean a policy of operate development devised by the Whites to deal
with the multicultural population in South Africa - Answers -Apartheid
in the context of consequences of subordinate-group status, the equation A+B+C -> A
describes - Answers -assimilation
, Trevor Noah says he was "born a crime", because he was born with a decency on
heroin due to his mother's usage
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -FALSE
Most classmates wrote that there are between 6 and 8 races
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -FALSE
In class, we saw an example of biological twins who were considered to be of different
races
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -TRUE
what was Eric's point about the color spectrum? - Answers -To show how similar our
process of subjectively choosing cut-off points for the different colors is similar to the
social construction of race
Without any other information, which of the following types of people is this most likely
to be incarcerated in the united states? - Answers -A black male
In the modern U.S. most new marriages are between people of different races
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -FALSE
German scientist Johan Freidrich Blumenbach is credited with creating one of the first
race-based classifications. He decided on five categories: Which color did he associate
with the "American Race"? - Answers -Red
Which is the most compelling evidence that race is socially constructed? - Answers -
Tiger woods is considered "Black" in the US but "Asian" when he is in parts of Asia
Thomas Jefferson believed that white and blacks were different from each other online
the color of their skin
TRUE or FALSE? - Answers -TRUE
Which of the following slogans best describes the mission of Native American boarding
schools? - Answers -"kill the Indian, save the man"
Which new category is being considered to be added to the race, ethnicity or origin
portion of the 2020 US Census? - Answers -Middle eastern or North African
The Bokilti are a close-knit group of recent immigrants to the Eastern United States.
Their religion, which they are born into, requires them to wear a bright orange headband
