Test Bank - Racial and Ethnic Groups, 16th edition (Richard T. Schaefer, 2024), Chapter 1-17

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Racial and Ethnic Groups
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Richard T. Schaefer #vc #vc




16th edition
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,Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity


Multiple Choice Questions

1. In sociology, the term minority refers to a group.


a. dominant

b. subordinate

c. ruling

d. sovereign



Answer: b

Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.

,Topic: #vcHow #vcAre #vcWe

#vc Grouped? #vcSkill #vcLevel:

Remember #vcthe #vcFacts
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#vc Difficulty: #vcEasy



2. Sociologists #vcdefine #vcethnic #vcgroups #vcbased #vcon #vc .

a. whatever #vcdefinition #vca #vcparticular #vcdominant #vcgroup #vcapplies #vcwithin #vca #vcspecific
#vccultural #vcsetting




b. differing #vcreligious #vcpractices

c. obvious #vcphysical #vcdifferences #vcthat #vcdistinguish #vcthem #vcfrom #vcother #vcgroups

d. their #vcnational #vcorigin #vcor #vcdistinctive #vccultural #vcpatterns



Answer: #vcd



Learning #vcObjective: #vc1.1: #vcExplain #vchow #vcpeople #vcare #vcplaced #vcin

groups. #vcTopic: #vcTypes #vcof #vcMinority #vcGroups
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Skill #vcLevel: #vcUnderstand #vcthe #vcConcepts

#vc Difficulty: #vcModerate



3. A(n) #vc group #vcis #vca #vcsubordinate #vcgroup #vcwhose #vcmembers #vchave
#vcsignificantly #vcless #vccontrol #vcor #vcpower #vcover #vctheir #vcown #vclives #vcthan #vcdo #vcmembers

#vcof #vca #vcdominant #vcgroup.




a. minority

b. governing

c. stratified

d. elite

, Answer: #vca

Learning #vcObjective: #vc1.1: #vcExplain #vchow #vcpeople #vcare #vcplaced #vcin

groups. #vcTopic: #vcHow #vcAre #vcWe #vcGrouped?
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Skill #vcLevel: #vcRemember #vcthe

Facts #vcDifficulty: #vcEasy
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4. Which # v c definition #vcbest #vcrepresents #vcthe #vcsociological #vcconcept #vcof #vca #vcsubordinate
# v c or #vcsocial #vcminority #vcgroup?




a. a #vcgroup #vcthat #vcexperiences #vca #vcnarrowing #vcof #vclife‘s #vcopportunities

b. a #vcgroup #vcthat #vcconsists #vcof #vcless #vcthan #vc50 #vcpercent #vcof #vcthe #vcpopulation

c. group #vcmembership #vcdefined #vcexclusively #vcin #vcterms #vcof #vcphysical #vctraits

d. social #vcstanding #vcthat #vcis #vcirrelevant #vcto #vcthe #vcprocesses #vcof #vca #vcdemocracy



Answer: #vca

Learning #vcObjective: #vc1.1: #vcExplain #vchow #vcpeople #vcare #vcplaced #vcin

groups. #vcTopic: #vcHow #vcAre #vcWe #vcGrouped?
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Skill #vcLevel: #vcUnderstand #vcthe #vcConcepts

#vc Difficulty: #vcModerate



5. Which #vccharacteristic #vcapplies #vcto #vca #vcminority #vcor #vcsubordinate #vcgroup?

a. voluntary #vcmembership #vcin #vcthe #vcgroup

b. having #vca #vcbroad #vcspectrum #vcof #vcopportunities

c. unequal #vctreatment #vcfrom #vcothers