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: cc cc cc cc


Questions and Concepts
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Test Bank and Answer Key
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1. The fastest growing groups in the United States are:
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A) Asian and Pacific Islanders cc cc cc


B) Non-Hispanic white Americans cc cc


C) Irish Americans cc


D) African Americans cc


E) Africans


2. The population of the United States is currently:
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A) Affected by long-standing unresolved minority issues
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B) Affected by rising immigration rates cc cc cc cc


C) Increasingly diverse cc


D) Increasingly multilingual cc


E) All of the above cc cc cc




3. Which of the following is NOT one of the defining charactersitics of a minority
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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 cc cc


E) Usually determined by birth cc cc cc




4. By definition, a minority group is always a group:
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A) Smaller in number than the dominant group
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B) Residentially segregated from the dominant group cc cc cc cc cc


C) Singled out for differential and unequal treatment
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D) Distinguishable from the dominant group by its racial characteristics cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc


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




5. Which of the following would be classified as primarily an ethnic minority group?
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A) African Americans cc


B) Native Americans cc


C) Jewish Americans cc


D) Asian Americans cc


E) None of the above cc cc cc




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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 cc


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


C) Scientifically significant cc


D) Selected for their biological importance cc cc cc cc


E) All of the above cc cc cc




7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural trait that may be
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associated with minority status?
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A) Language
B) Facial features cc


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


E) Speech patterns cc




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
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B) Prevented people of different races from eating together in public restaurants
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C) Prevented members of different races from intermarrying
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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 cc cc cc cc cc cc cc




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


A) Prejudice
B) Discrimination
C) The unequal distribution of valued goods and services
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D) Status symbol cc


E) All of the above cc cc cc




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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 cc cc


D) International war cc


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 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 include:
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A) Factories
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C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Banks


14. In 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 cc


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




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