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

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Diversity in the United States: m m m m




Questions and Concepts
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Test Bank and Answer Key m m m m




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




B) Non-Hispanic white Americans m m




C) Irish Americans m




D) African Americans m




E) Africans


2. The population of the United States is currently:
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A) Affected by long-standing unresolved minority issuesm m m m m




B) Affected by rising immigration rates m m m m




C) Increasingly diverse m




D) Increasingly multilingual m




E) All of the abovem m m




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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C) Visible identifying traits or characteristics
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D) Small group size m m




E) Usually determined by birth m m m




4. By definition, a minority group is always a group:
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A) Smaller in number than the dominant group m m m m m m




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




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




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




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




B) Native Americans m




C) Jewish Americans m




D) Asian Americans m




E) None of the above m m m




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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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A) Highly visible m




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




C) Scientifically significant m




D) Selected for their biological importance m m m m




E) All of the above m m m




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
B) Facial features m




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




E) Speech patterns m




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 m m m m m m m m




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




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 m m m m m m m




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




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




E) All of the above m m m




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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 m m




D) International war m




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
B) Social class m




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 m




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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16. In opposition to Marx, Weber argued that there are
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A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Dozens


17. Gerhard Lenski is important because he linked the nature of inequality to the
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of a society. m m




A) Group structure m




B) Amount of prestige m m




C) Wealth
D) Level of development m m




E) Castes


18. According to Lenski, inequality in an agricultural society centers on control of:
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A) Education opportunities m




B) Factories and mines m m




C) Colleges and universities m m




D) Land and labor m m




E) Status and prestige m m




19. Which of the following individuals is most closely associated with the concept of a
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"matrix of domination"?
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A) Muzafer Sherif m




B) Patricia Hill Collins m m




C) Gerhard Lenski m




D) Gunnar Myrdal m




E) none of the abovem m m




20. Variations in human skin color: m m m m




A) Balance the dangers of exposure to sunlight with the need for vitamin D
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B) Have no relationship to climate or geography
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C) Are inversely related to the concentration of melanin: the greater the melanin, the
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lighter the skin
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D) Are related to the distance from the equator: the closer to the equator, the lighter the
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E) Have clear and definite points of demarcation
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