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and Gender, 6th Edition, Joseph F. Healey, Andi
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ds Stepnick
, Chapter 1 d s
ds Diversity in the United ds ds ds
ds States: Questions and d s d s
Concepts
Test Bank and Answer Key d s d s d s d s
1. The fastest growing groups in the United States are:
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A) Asian and Pacific Islanders d s d s d s
B) Non-Hispanic white Americans d s d s
C) Irish Americans d s
D) African Americans ds
E) Africans
2. The population of the United States is currently:
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A) Affected by long-standing unresolved minority issuesd s ds d s d s ds
B) Affected by rising immigration rates d s ds ds d s
C) Increasingly diverse ds
D) Increasingly multilingual ds
E) All of the above d s d s d s
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the defining charactersitics of a
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minority group?
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A) Inequality
B) A pattern of disadvantage or inequality
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C) Visible identifying traits or characteristics
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D) Small group size ds d s
E) Usually determined by birth ds d s ds
4. By ds definition, a minority group is always a group: d s d s d s d s d s d s d s
A) Smaller in number than the dominant group
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B) Residentially segregated from the dominant group ds d s d s d s d s
C) Singled out for differential and unequal treatment
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D) Distinguishable from the dominant group by its racial characteristics ds d s d s d s d s ds d s d s
E) Distinguished from the dominant group by its ethnic origins d s d s d s d s d s ds d s d s
5. Which of the following would be classified as primarily an ethnic minority
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group?
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A) African Americans ds
B) Native Americans ds
C) Jewish Americans d s
D) Asian Americans d s
E) None of the above d s d s d s
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, 6. The social or physical characteristics that mark the boundaries between groups
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are usually:
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A) Highly visible d s
B) Selected by the minority groups themselves d s ds d s d s d s
C) Scientifically significant ds
D) Selected for their biological importance d s d s d s d s
E) All of the above d s d s d s
7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural trait that
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may be associated with minority status?
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A) Language
B) Facial features d s
C) Religion
D) Types of foods eaten d s d s d s
E) Speech patterns ds
8. Which of the following characteristics is NOT typical of ascribed status?
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A) It is usually acquired at birth
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B) It typically cannot be changed easily
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C) It is usually involuntary
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D) It can be altered through hard work and motivation
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E) It is usually for life
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9. Laws on miscegenation referred to laws that:
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A) Prevented people from passing as members of another race d s d s d s ds d s d s d s d s
B) Prevented people of different races from eating together in public restaurants
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C) Prevented members of different races from intermarrying d s d s ds d s d s d s
D) Prevented members of different races from going to the same schools
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E) Prevented members of the same sex from marrying d s d s ds d s d s d s d s
10. Stratification is another term for: d s ds ds d s
A) Prejudice
B) Discrimination
C) The unequal distribution of valued goods and services
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D) Status symbol d s
E) All of the above d s d s d s
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, 11. Marxism is a complex theory of history and social change in which
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central concept of concern.
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A) Inequality
B) Prejudice
C) Fame or respect ds d s
D) International war ds
E) Consensus
12. "The most important source of inequality arises from a person's relationship to
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the means of production." This statement is most likely to be
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heard from a:
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A) Capitalist
B) Weberian
C) Libertarian
D) Marxist
E) Republican
13. According to Marx, the means of production in an agricultural society would
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include:
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A) Factories
B) Social class d s
C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Banks
14. In d s Marxist terms, the elite class in an industrial society would be the:
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A) Bourgeoisie
B) Proletariat
C) Workers
D) Minority groups d s
E) Women
15. Max Weber thought that Marx's ideas about inequality were too:
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A) Narrow
B) Optimistic
C) Complex
D) Abstract
E) Pessimistic