Exam 1: Exploring Race and Ethnicity

The dominant group in the country of Tilipo believes that its members are the original natives of the country. They force the minority groups to leave the country and introduce several laws that severely punish minorities who refuse to leave. As a result, most of the minorities in Tilipo fled to neighboring countries. Which of the following terms best describes the dominant group's actions?

What is assimilation? Why is it considered to be difficult?

How have subordinate groups challenged subordination?

The ethnic and racial groups in the country of Azuria live in harmony with each other. The people of this country understand and respect the culture and practices of other groups. This attitude of the people of Azuria shows that the society favors ________.

When belief in the inheritance of behavior patterns and in an association between physical and cultural traits is coupled with the feeling that certain groups are inherently superior to others, it is called ________.

Which of the following is a difference between the functionalist perspective and the conflict perspective?

The maintenance of political, social, economic, and cultural domination over people by a foreign power for an extended period of time is known as ________.

Members of a minority or subordinate group generally marry within their group because ________.

The world systems theory addresses the conflict between ________.

Members of a minority or subordinate group generally tend to ________.