Question 1

Which of the following best exemplifies a marital arrangement among members of a minority group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian male and African American female 
B)  Amish male and Buddhist female 
C)  Jewish male and Jewish female 
D)  Muslim male and Muslim female 
A)  Asian male and African American female 
B)  Amish male and Buddhist female 
C)  Jewish male and Jewish female 
D)  Muslim male and Muslim female D

Question 2

Which perspective did Becker introduce to explain why certain people are viewed as deviant and others engaging in the same behavior are not?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  socio-biological 
D)  labeling 
A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  socio-biological 
D)  labeling D

Question 3

In 2011,_____ and ______ babies outnumbered White new-born babies for the first time in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-White; Black 
B)  Black; White 
C)  Latino; non-White 
D)  Hispanic; Latinos 
A)  Non-White; Black 
B)  Black; White 
C)  Latino; non-White 
D)  Hispanic; Latinos C

Question 4

What perspective viewed society as an arena of inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  socio-biological 
D)  labeling 
A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  socio-biological 
D)  labeling

Question 5

European colonial powers in North America and eventually the US government drove almost all Native Americans out of their tribal lands and into unfamiliar territory.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  secession 
B)  expulsion 
C)  segregation 
D)  extermination 
A)  secession 
B)  expulsion 
C)  segregation 
D)  extermination

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the five characteristics of minority groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  shares same physical or cultural characteristics of dominant group 
B)  membership is not voluntary 
C)  members generally marry others from same minority group 
D)  members have a strong sense of group solidarity 
A)  shares same physical or cultural characteristics of dominant group 
B)  membership is not voluntary 
C)  members generally marry others from same minority group 
D)  members have a strong sense of group solidarity

Question 7

Which of the following is the correct matching?

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation: A+B+C ― A 
B)  fusion: A+B+C ― D 
C)  pluralism: A+B+C ― A+B+C 
D)  all of the above 
A)  assimilation: A+B+C ― A 
B)  fusion: A+B+C ― D 
C)  pluralism: A+B+C ― A+B+C 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

How many European Jews and other ethnic minorities were killed in the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 million 
B)  12 million 
C)  22 million 
D)  32 million 
A)  2 million 
B)  12 million 
C)  22 million 
D)  32 million

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the four main types of minority or subordinate groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial 
B)  Religious 
C)  Sex 
D)  Age 
A)  Racial 
B)  Religious 
C)  Sex 
D)  Age

Question 10

What percent of the population is comprised of Somalis?

Accepted Answer

A)  15% 
B)  3% 
C)  10% 
D)  5% 
A)  15% 
B)  3% 
C)  10% 
D)  5%

Question 11

Migration is the general term used to describe any transfer of population.________ describes leaving a country to settle in another; _________ denotes coming into the new country.

Accepted Answer

A)  Emigration; immigration 
B)  Immigration; emigration 
C)  Annexation; assimilation 
D)  Immigration; assimilation 
A)  Emigration; immigration 
B)  Immigration; emigration 
C)  Annexation; assimilation 
D)  Immigration; assimilation

Question 12

In 2008,what percent of the population (over age 5)spoke a language other than English at home?

Accepted Answer

A)  almost 10% 
B)  almost 20% 
C)  almost 15% 
D)  almost 25% 
A)  almost 10% 
B)  almost 20% 
C)  almost 15% 
D)  almost 25%

Question 13

Mary believes that Caucasian families are superior to African American families.This belief illustrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  racial division 
B)  racial supremacy 
C)  racial relativism 
D)  racial formation 
A)  racial division 
B)  racial supremacy 
C)  racial relativism 
D)  racial formation

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of marginality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amish mother and Jewish father 
B)  Guatemalan who migrated to America 
C)  Mormon mother and Christian father 
D)  African American who moved from Detroit to Atlanta 
E)  C and D 
A)  Amish mother and Jewish father 
B)  Guatemalan who migrated to America 
C)  Mormon mother and Christian father 
D)  African American who moved from Detroit to Atlanta 
E)  C and D

Question 15

Which of the following is the largest minority religious group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman Catholics 
B)  Amish 
C)  Buddhists 
D)  Muslim 
A)  Roman Catholics 
B)  Amish 
C)  Buddhists 
D)  Muslim

Question 16

In the 2010 Census,what percent of the population selected two or more racial groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.8% 
B)  2.9% 
C)  1.3% 
D)  1.9% 
A)  1.8% 
B)  2.9% 
C)  1.3% 
D)  1.9%

Question 17

According to the text,a socio-historical process by which racial categories are created,inhabited,transformed,and destroyed is called

Accepted Answer

A)  racial formation 
B)  racial supremacy 
C)  racial tribulation 
D)  racial segregation 
A)  racial formation 
B)  racial supremacy 
C)  racial tribulation 
D)  racial segregation

Question 18

Who was the first African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard?

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B)  W.E.B Du Bois 
C)  William Sumner 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B)  W.E.B Du Bois 
C)  William Sumner 
D)  Max Weber

Question 19

Race is significant in our society because

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a direct correlation between one's race and one's IQ 
B)  it helps us understand what group we belong to 
C)  we have given it significance 
D)  it dictates who we can and cannot marry 
A)  there is a direct correlation between one's race and one's IQ 
B)  it helps us understand what group we belong to 
C)  we have given it significance 
D)  it dictates who we can and cannot marry

Question 20

Wallerstein's world systems theory draws on which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  labeling 
B)  conflict 
C)  functionalism 
D)  socio-biological 
A)  labeling 
B)  conflict 
C)  functionalism 
D)  socio-biological

Which of the following best exemplifies a marital arrangement among members of a minority group?

Which perspective did Becker introduce to explain why certain people are viewed as deviant and others engaging in the same behavior are not?

In 2011,_ and __ babies outnumbered White new-born babies for the first time in the United States.

What perspective viewed society as an arena of inequality?

European colonial powers in North America and eventually the US government drove almost all Native Americans out of their tribal lands and into unfamiliar territory.This is an example of

Which of the following is not one of the five characteristics of minority groups?

Which of the following is the correct matching?

How many European Jews and other ethnic minorities were killed in the Holocaust?

Which of the following is not one of the four main types of minority or subordinate groups?

What percent of the population is comprised of Somalis?

Migration is the general term used to describe any transfer of population. describes leaving a country to settle in another; _ denotes coming into the new country.

In 2008,what percent of the population (over age 5)spoke a language other than English at home?

Mary believes that Caucasian families are superior to African American families.This belief illustrates the concept of

Which of the following is not an example of marginality?

Which of the following is the largest minority religious group?

In the 2010 Census,what percent of the population selected two or more racial groups?

According to the text,a socio-historical process by which racial categories are created,inhabited,transformed,and destroyed is called

Who was the first African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard?

Race is significant in our society because

Wallerstein's world systems theory draws on which perspective?

Prejudice

Discrimination

Immigration and Ethnicity

Native Americans

African Americans

Latinos

Asian Americans

Diversity: Today and Tomorrow

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Exam 1: Exploring Race and Ethnicity in the United States

Which of the following best exemplifies a marital arrangement among members of a minority group?

Which perspective did Becker introduce to explain why certain people are viewed as deviant and others engaging in the same behavior are not?

In 2011,_____ and ______ babies outnumbered White new-born babies for the first time in the United States.

What perspective viewed society as an arena of inequality?

European colonial powers in North America and eventually the US government drove almost all Native Americans out of their tribal lands and into unfamiliar territory.This is an example of

Which of the following is not one of the five characteristics of minority groups?

Which of the following is the correct matching?

How many European Jews and other ethnic minorities were killed in the Holocaust?

Which of the following is not one of the four main types of minority or subordinate groups?

What percent of the population is comprised of Somalis?

Migration is the general term used to describe any transfer of population.________ describes leaving a country to settle in another; _________ denotes coming into the new country.

In 2008,what percent of the population (over age 5)spoke a language other than English at home?

Mary believes that Caucasian families are superior to African American families.This belief illustrates the concept of

Which of the following is not an example of marginality?

Which of the following is the largest minority religious group?

In the 2010 Census,what percent of the population selected two or more racial groups?

According to the text,a socio-historical process by which racial categories are created,inhabited,transformed,and destroyed is called

Who was the first African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard?

Race is significant in our society because

Wallerstein's world systems theory draws on which perspective?

Prejudice

Discrimination

Immigration and Ethnicity

Native Americans

African Americans

Latinos

Asian Americans

Diversity: Today and Tomorrow

Filters

In 2011,_ and __ babies outnumbered White new-born babies for the first time in the United States.

Migration is the general term used to describe any transfer of population. describes leaving a country to settle in another; _ denotes coming into the new country.