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Diversity in the United States: sr sr sr sr
Questions and Concepts
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Test Bank and Answer Key sr sr sr sr
1. The fastest growing groups in the United States are:
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A) Asian and Pacific Islanders sr sr sr
B) Non-Hispanic white Americans sr sr
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D) African Americans sr
E) Africans
2. The population of the United States is currently:
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3. Which of the following is NOT one of the defining charactersitics of a minority group?
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A) Inequality
B) A pattern of disadvantage or inequality
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4. By definition, a minority group is always a group:
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C) Singled out for differential and unequal treatment
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5. Which of the following would be classified as primarily an ethnic minority group?
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A) African Americans sr
B) Native Americans sr
C) Jewish Americans sr
D) Asian Americans sr
E) None of the above sr sr sr
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6. The social or physical characteristics that mark the boundaries between groups are
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usually:
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7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural trait that may be associated
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with minority status?
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A) Language
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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 sr sr sr sr sr sr sr sr
B) Prevented people of different races from eating together in public restaurants
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D) Prevented members of different races from going to the same schools sr sr sr sr sr sr sr sr sr sr
E) Prevented members of the same sex from marrying sr sr sr sr sr sr sr
10. Stratification is another term for: sr sr sr sr
A) Prejudice
B) Discrimination
C) The unequal distribution of valued goods and services
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11. Marxism is a complex theory of history and social change in which
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A) Inequality
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E) Consensus
12. "The most important source of inequality arises from a person's relationship to the
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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
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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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