Diversity and Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender – 6th Edition (Healey & Stepnick) – Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1–8) with Verified Q&A

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Test Bank for Diversity and Society Race Ethnicity and
Gender 6th Edition

By Joseph F. Healey Andi Stepnick

All Chapters (1-8) Q&A Verified| Grade A+ Assured




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts .................... 3
Chapter 2 Assimilation and Pluralism: ............................................................ 18
Chapter 3: The Development of Dominant-Minority Group Relations in
Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery ................................................ 34
Chapter 4: Industrialization and Dominant-Minority Relations: From Slavery
to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society ................................ 60
Chapter 5 African Americans:........................................................................... 83
Chapter 6: American Indians: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a
Postindustrial Society..................................................................................... 101
Chapter 7: Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic
Enclaves .......................................................................................................... 143
Chapter 8: Asian Americans: “Model Minorities”? ......................................... 187




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Chapter 1Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts


Test Bank and answer key
1. The fastest growing groups in the United States are:
A) Asian and Pacific Islanders
B) Non-Hispanic white Americans
C) Irish Americans
D) African Americans
E) Africans


2. The population of the United States is currently:
A) Affected by long-standing unresolved minority issues
B) Affected by rising immigration rates
C) Increasingly diverse
D) Increasingly multilingual
E) All of the above


3. Which of the following is NOT one of the defining charactersitics of a minority
group?
A) Inequality
B) A pattern of disadvantage or inequality
C) Visible identifying traits or characteristics
D) Small group size
E) Usually determined by birth


4. By definition, a minority group is always a group:
A) Smaller in number than the dominant group
B) Residentially segregated from the dominant group
C) Singled out for differential and unequal treatment
D) Distinguishable from the dominant group by its racial characteristics
E) Distinguished from the dominant group by its ethnic origins
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5. Which of the following would be classified as primarily an ethnic minority group?
A) African Americans
B) Native Americans
C) Jewish Americans
D) Asian Americans
E) None of the above


6. The social or physical characteristics that mark the boundaries between groups
are usually:
A) Highly visible
B) Selected by the minority groups themselves
C) Scientifically significant
D) Selected for their biological importance
E) All of the above


7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural trait that may be
associated with minority status?
A) Language
B) Facial features
C) Religion
D) Types of foods eaten
E) Speech patterns


8. Which of the following characteristics is NOT typical of ascribed status?
A) It is usually acquired at birth
B) It typically cannot be changed easily
C) It is usually involuntary
D) It can be altered through hard work and motivation
E) It is usually for life

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