Deck 2: Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Question 1

The dominant group has the power to sustain ideologies because:

A)of its power to influence the process of socialization.
B)it is the largest group in society.
C)it controls the media.
D)resistance is rare.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of social stratification?

A)It is a rank order of groups.
B)It is unstructured, with frequent changes in the position of groups.
C)It is relatively stable over long periods of time.
D)It is supported by an ideology.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

All of the following contribute to stratification EXCEPT:

A)unequal distribution of resources.
B)ideologies.
C)traditional social institutions.
D)random chance.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which group involuntarily migrated to the United States?

A)Native Americans
B)Asians
C)French
D)Africans

Question 5

In a society with a high degree of stratification, we can be sure:

A)the dominant group has the most resources.
B)there will be conflict between minorities.
C)there will be little conflict between minorities.
D)there is a fair distribution of resources.

Question 6

A minority group can be seen as a group:

A)that has a relatively small share of society's rewards.
B)that is the numerically smallest group in society.
C)in which people can move in and out of easily.
D)a group that is endogamous.

Question 7

Mexican Americans living in what is now the United States' southwest region ___________ after the Mexican-American War.

A)voluntarily migrated
B)were excluded
C)were conquered
D)were annexed

Question 8

When ethnic groups occupy a middle status between dominant and subordinate groups, they are referred to as:

A)ethnic liasons.
B)political scapegoates.
C)deviant go-betweens.
D)middleman minorities.

Question 9

In the U.S., the ideology of equal opportunity:

A)serves to justify social inequality.
B)ensures that some groups get more than others.
C)has absolutely no basis in fact.
D)no longer has significance in this society.

Question 10

Ethnicity is linked to class status insofar as:

A)members of the dominant ethnic group possess a disproportionate share of the society's wealth.
B)education influences which ethnic group one belongs to.
C)people in higher classes have more cultural capital.
D)one's class status is wholly determined by one's ethnicity.

Question 11

Louis Wirth defined a minority group as those who:

A)are the same in every way except in the portion of members in public office.
B)are treated differently on the basis of their cultural or physical characteristics.
C)look and act like the dominant group, but have some taint in their history.
D)receive equal economic, but not sociocultural rewards.

Question 12

In the U.S., social mobility is limited because:

A)people inherit their class positions.
B)most people are not willing to move far from their families.
C)the price of housing is comparatively high.
D)there are no opportunities for advancement.

Question 13

In ethnic stratification, those most like the dominant group are more:

A)subordinate.
B)exploited.
C)highly ranked.
D)nominally ranked.

Question 14

Caste, as a form of stratification, is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

A)endogamy.
B)highly restricted movement from one group to another.
C)stigmatization of lower ranking groups.
D)slavery.

Question 15

_______________ techniques are commonly used only in societies where the prevailing system is not accepted by a significant part of the ________________.

A)Coercive; government
B)Coercive; populace
C)Ideological; rich
D)Ideological; populace

Question 16

Porter called the host group the:

A)charter group.
B)minority guest group.
C)ethnic outcast group.
D)norm buster group.

Question 17

In the United States, Anglo-Americans are privileged because they:

A)are the dominant group.
B)arrived first.
C)have worked the hardest.
D)are the largest voting bloc.

Question 18

Which of the following does NOT constitute a minority group in American society?

A)African Americans
B)Gay and lesbian people
C)Males
D)People with physical disabilities

Question 19

Most stratification systems:

A)favor the masses.
B)exclude racism in any form.
C)require the development of an effective ideology.
D)treat most groups equally.

Question 20

_____________ underlies all forms of stratification.

A)Money
B)Race
C)Power
D)Force

Question 21

The Burakumin are considered to be descendants of a less human race in:

A)Iran.
B)Japan.
C)South Africa.
D)Brazil.

Question 22

In general, where groups remain culturally or physically distinct, mobility between ethnic strata is:

A)enhanced.
B)limited.
C)neutral.
D)destroyed.

Question 23

The ethnic factor is unlikely to inhibit Anglo-Americans' success because:

A)they are privileged in every way.
B)they are all members of the upper class.
C)they have no ethnic attributes.
D)they are the dominant ethnic group.

Question 24

Group B is different from the dominant group at the time of its entrance into Leutonia, a fictional multiethnic society.In a few generations, however, its members have blended almost imperceptibly into the mainstream and are hardly distinguishable from members of the dominant group.Group C is also different from the dominant group at the time of its entrance into Leutonia, but its members remain subordinated and are the constant targets of prejudice and discrimination.What assumption can be made about group C?

A)Its members do not have the innate intelligence to adapt to the dominant group's culture.
B)Its members were physically or culturally far more different from the dominant group than were members of group B when each group entered Leutonia.
C)Its members consider themselves superior to those of the dominant group and therefore try to keep from becoming like them or interacting with them.
D)Its members are deserving of unequal treatment.

Question 25

The Amish are an ethnic group who have chosen to segregate themselves as much as possible from the mainstream society, participating only minimally in its major institutions.The Amish are:

A)a pluralistic minority.
B)a secessionist minority.
C)an assimilationist minority.
D)a militant minority.

Question 26

The author compares the Virginia Tech shooting to the Oklahoma City bombing to make the point that:

A)ethnic minorities are more likely than the dominant group to suffer the consequences of the actions of their co-ethnics.
B)the Tech shooting received much more media coverage.
C)the Oklahoma City bombing received much more media coverage.
D)college students rarely display violent behavior.

Question 27

Sociologists refer to upward or downward movement between socioeconomic strata as:

A)strata travel.
B)social mobility.
C)impoverishment relativity.
D)social enrichment.

Question 28

Members of an ethnic group enter a society in large numbers for the first time.Their objective is to become part of the mainstream as quickly as possible.This is an example of a(n) __________ minority.

A)militant
B)secessionist
C)assimilationist
D)archaic

Question 29

According to Noel's model, which of the following is the correct sequence by which ethnic stratification is created?

A)Ethnocentrism-differential power-competition
B)Ethnocentrism-competition-differential power
C)Competition-differential power-ethnocentrism
D)Differential power-competition-ethnocentrism

Question 30

Pluralistic minorities do not assimilate primarily because:

A)they choose not to.
B)their opportunities to do so are limited.
C)their lack of education makes it difficult.
D)their primary goal is to become the dominant group in society.