Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the six consequences of subordinate-group status?

Accepted Answer

A)  expulsion 
B)  segregation 
C)  colonialism 
D)  fusion 
A)  expulsion 
B)  segregation 
C)  colonialism 
D)  fusion

Question 2

What percentage of the population is male?

Accepted Answer

A)  39.3% 
B)  59.7% 
C)  49.3% 
D)  50.7% 
A)  39.3% 
B)  59.7% 
C)  49.3% 
D)  50.7%

Question 3

Which of the following categories differs from the rest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Ricans and Cubans 
B)  Irish Americans and Polish Americans 
C)  Korean Americans and Pacific Islanders 
D)  Whites and Blacks 
A)  Puerto Ricans and Cubans 
B)  Irish Americans and Polish Americans 
C)  Korean Americans and Pacific Islanders 
D)  Whites and Blacks

Question 4

What racial group has more than doubled in the last 20 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  African Americans 
A)  Native Americans 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  African Americans

Question 5

The functionalist perspective emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A)  ritualistic patterns of behavior 
B)  structural inequalities 
C)  statuses and status sets 
D)  interdependent societal parts 
A)  ritualistic patterns of behavior 
B)  structural inequalities 
C)  statuses and status sets 
D)  interdependent societal parts

Question 6

In 1947,India was partitioned and which country was created?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  Yugoslavia 
C)  Pakistan 
D)  Israel 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  Yugoslavia 
C)  Pakistan 
D)  Israel

Question 7

A subordinate group emerges through migration,annexation,and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  colonialism 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  ethnic antagonism 
A)  assimilation 
B)  colonialism 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  ethnic antagonism

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stereotypes do take individual differences into account. 
B)  Stereotypes are reliable generalizations about all members of a group. 
C)  Stereotypes highlight the positive attributes of every person. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Stereotypes do take individual differences into account. 
B)  Stereotypes are reliable generalizations about all members of a group. 
C)  Stereotypes highlight the positive attributes of every person. 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

What perspective views discrimination as both functional and dysfunctional?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

By in-group,William Sumner means

Accepted Answer

A)  a group immigrating into the country 
B)  the dominant group 
C)  the group to which an individual belongs and feels loyalty 
D)  the reference group others imitate. 
A)  a group immigrating into the country 
B)  the dominant group 
C)  the group to which an individual belongs and feels loyalty 
D)  the reference group others imitate.

Which of the following is not one of the six consequences of subordinate-group status?

What percentage of the population is male?

Which of the following categories differs from the rest?

What racial group has more than doubled in the last 20 years?

The functionalist perspective emphasizes

In 1947,India was partitioned and which country was created?

A subordinate group emerges through migration,annexation,and _____.

Which of the following statements is true?

What perspective views discrimination as both functional and dysfunctional?

By in-group,William Sumner means

Prejudice

Discrimination

Immigration and Ethnicity

Native Americans

African Americans

Latinos

Asian Americans

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Exam 1: Exploring Race and Ethnicity in the United States

Which of the following is not one of the six consequences of subordinate-group status?

What percentage of the population is male?

Which of the following categories differs from the rest?

What racial group has more than doubled in the last 20 years?

The functionalist perspective emphasizes

In 1947,India was partitioned and which country was created?

A subordinate group emerges through migration,annexation,and _____.

Which of the following statements is true?

What perspective views discrimination as both functional and dysfunctional?

By in-group,William Sumner means

Prejudice

Discrimination

Immigration and Ethnicity

Native Americans

African Americans

Latinos

Asian Americans

Diversity: Today and Tomorrow

Filters