Test Bank for Diversity and Society Race Ethnicity and Gender, 6th Edition, Joseph F. Healey, Andi Stepnick All Chapters

Test Bank for Diversity and Society Race
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Ethnicityand Gender, 6th Edition, Joseph F. Healey,
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Andi Stepnick
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sa Diversity in the United sa sa sa



sa States: Questions and s a s a



Concepts

Test Bank and Answer Key s a s a s a s a




1. The fastest growing groups in the United States are:
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A) Asian and Pacific Islanders s a s a s a



B) Non-Hispanic white Americans s a s a



C) Irish Americans s a



D) African Americans sa



E) Africans


2. The population of the United States is currently:
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A) Affected by long-standing unresolved minority issuess a sa s a s a sa



B) Affected by rising immigration rates s a sa s a s a



C) Increasingly diverse sa



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E) All of the above s a s a s a




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 sa s a



E) Usually determined by birth sa s a sa




4. By sa definition, a minority group is always a group: s a s a s a s a s a s a s a



A) Smaller in number than the dominant group
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B) Residentially segregated from the dominant group sa s a s a s a s a



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



E) Distinguished from the dominant group by its ethnic origins s a s a s a s a s a sa s a s a




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 sa



B) Native Americans sa



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D) Asian Americans s a



E) None of the above s a s a s a




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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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B) Selected by the minority groups themselves s a sa s a s a s a



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D) Selected for their biological importance s a s a s a s a



E) All of the above s a s a s a




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
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C) Religion
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E) Speech patterns sa




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 s a s a s a sa s a s a s a s a



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



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 s a s a sa s a s a s a s a




10. Stratification is another term for: s a sa s a s a



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



E) All of the above s a s a s a




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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
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D) International war sa



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
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C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Banks


14. In s a 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