Test Bank for Racial and Ethnic Groups 15th Edition

Test Bank for Racial and Ethnic Groups 15th Edition7 Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity Multiple Choice Questions 1. In sociology, minority refers to the ________ group. a. dominant b. subordinate c. ruling d. sovereign Answer: b Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups. Topic: Ranking Groups Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Easy 2. Which of the following statements is true of gender groups? a. Women are physically indistinguishable. b. Membership in gender groups is involuntary. c. Men are lowered to the position of the social minority. d. Women encounter prejudice and discrimination. Answer: d Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups. Topic: Types of Minority Groups Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Moderate 3. The sociohistorical process by which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed is known as ________. a. racial formation b. ethnocentrism c. stratification d. racial labeling Answer: a Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain the social construction of race. Topic: Race as a Social Construction Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Easy 4. The racial and ethnic landscape is subject to change and different interpretations because ________. 3 a. it is constructed socially b. it is conceived naturally c. it is culturally homogeneous d. it stagnates racial formation Answer: a Learning Objective: 1.2: Explain the social construction of race. Topic: Biracial and Multiracial Identity: Who Am I? Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Moderate 5. The conflict perspective is viewed as more radical and activist than functionalism because ________. a. conflict theorists overlook economic disparity b. conflict theorists emphasize social change c. conflict theorists consider the redistribution of resources as unimportant d. conflict theorists underline social stability Answer: b Learning Objective: 1.3: Describe how sociology helps us understand race and ethnicity. Topic: Theoretical Perspectives Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Moderate 6. According to the spectrum of intergroup status, which of the following relationships is largely unacceptable to the subordinate group?���������������� a. fusion b. assimilation c. pluralism d. extermination Answer: d Learning Objective: 1.4: Explain how subordinate groups are created. Topic: The Spectrum of Intergroup Status Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty: Easy 7. ________ occurs when a minority and a majority group combine to form a new group. a. Expulsion b. Fusion c. Annihilation d. Segregation Answer: b Learning Objective: 1.5: Summarize the consequences of subordinate-group status. Topic: Fusion 4 Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty: Easy 8. A(n) ________ is a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than do members of a dominant group. a. minority group b. governing group c. stratified group d. elite group Answer: a Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups. Topic: How are we Grouped? Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty: Easy 9. Which of the following sentences best represents the sociological concept of minority? a. a group that experiences a narrowing of life’s opportunities b. a group that consists less than 50 percent of the population c. a condition defined exclusively in terms of physical traits d. a condition that does not have negative effects in a democracy Answer: a Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups. Topic: How are we grouped? Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty: Moderate 10. Which of the following is a characteristic of a minority or subordinate group? a. voluntary membership b. broad spectrum of life’s opportunities c. unequal treatment d. unawareness of subordination Answer: c Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups. Topic: How are we grouped? Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty: Easy 11. Membership in a dominant or minority group is ________. a. a personal choice b. not voluntary c. not mandatory d. discretionary 5 Answer: b Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups. Topic: Types of Minority Groups Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty: Easy