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 | Graded A+

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Diversity in the United States: c c c c


Questions and Concepts
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Test Bank and Answer Key c c c c




1. The fastest growing groups in the United States are:
c c c c c c c c


A) Asian and Pacific Islanders c c c


B) Non-Hispanic white Americans c c


C) Irish Americans c


D) African Americans c


E) Africans


2. The population of the United States is currently:
c c c c c c c


A) Affected by long-standing unresolved minority issuesc c c c c


B) Affected by rising immigration rates c c c c


C) Increasingly diverse c


D) Increasingly multilingual c


E) All of the abovec c c




3. Which of the following is NOT one of the defining charactersitics of a minority group?
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c


A) Inequality
B) A pattern of disadvantage or inequality
c c c c c


C) Visible identifying traits or characteristics
c c c c


D) Small group size c c


E) Usually determined by birth c c c




4. By definition, a minority group is always a group:
c c c c c c c c


A) Smaller in number than the dominant group c c c c c c


B) Residentially segregated from the dominant group c c c c c


C) Singled out for differential and unequal treatment
c c c c c c


D) Distinguishable from the dominant group by its racial characteristics c c c c c c c c


E) Distinguished from the dominant group by its ethnic origins c c c c c c c c




5. Which of the following would be classified as primarily an ethnic minority group?
c c c c c c c c c c c c


A) African Americans c


B) Native Americans c


C) Jewish Americans c


D) Asian Americans c


E) None of the above c c c




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6. The social or physical characteristics that mark the boundaries between groups are
c c c c c c c c c c c


usually:
c


A) Highly visible c


B) Selected by the minority groups themselves c c c c c


C) Scientifically significant c


D) Selected for their biological importance c c c c


E) All of the above c c c




7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural trait that may be associated
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c


with minority status?
c c c


A) Language
B) Facial features c


C) Religion
D) Types of foods eaten c c c


E) Speech patterns c




8. Which of the following characteristics is NOT typical of ascribed status?
c c c c c c c c c c


A) It is usually acquired at birth
c c c c c


B) It typically cannot be changed easily
c c c c c


C) It is usually involuntary
c c c


D) It can be altered through hard work and motivation
c c c c c c c c


E) It is usually for life
c c c c




9. Laws on miscegenation referred to laws that:
c c c c c c


A) Prevented people from passing as members of another race c c c c c c c c


B) Prevented people of different races from eating together in public restaurants
c c c c c c c c c c


C) Prevented members of different races from intermarrying c c c c c c


D) Prevented members of different races from going to the same schools
c c c c c c c c c c


E) Prevented members of the same sex from marrying c c c c c c c




10. Stratification is another term for: c c c c


A) Prejudice
B) Discrimination
C) The unequal distribution of valued goods and services
c c c c c c c


D) Status symbol c


E) All of the above c c c




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11. Marxism is a complex theory of history and social change in which
c c c c c c c c c c c c is a
c


central concept of concern.
c c c c


A) Inequality
B) Prejudice
C) Fame or respect c c


D) International war c


E) Consensus


12. "The most important source of inequality arises from a person's relationship to the
c c c c c c c c c c c c


means of production." This statement is most likely to be heard from a:
c c c c c c c c c c c c c


A) Capitalist
B) Weberian
C) Libertarian
D) Marxist
E) Republican


13. According to Marx, the means of production in an agricultural society would include:
c c c c c c c c c c c c


A) Factories
B) Social class c


C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Banks


14. In Marxist terms, the elite class in an industrial society would be the:
c c c c c c c c c c c c


A) Bourgeoisie
B) Proletariat
C) Workers
D) Minority groups c


E) Women


15. Max Weber thought that Marx's ideas about inequality were too:
c c c c c c c c c


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




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