Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

A strong collective conscience

A) occurs in small towns because there is general agreement about what is right or wrong
B) helps to create informal social control
C) is a function of the society's morality
D) all the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is a defining feature of race

A) cultural heritage
B) language
C) physical characteristics
D) all of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Hispanic Americans would be considered an

A) racial group
B) religious group
C) ethnic group
D) none of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is a defining feature of a minority group as defined in the social sciences

A) ethnicity
B) racial differences
C) numerical size
D) access to economic, social and political power

Question 5

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to judge other cultures as _________

A) inferior
B) superior
C) about the same
D) about the same but in a different era to one's native culture.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a type of minority group

A) Religious
B) Gender
C) Ethnic
D) Musical

Question 7

Which of the following is and example of a prejudiced non-discriminator

A) a member of the Ku Klux Klan
B) Mother Theresa
C) a landlord that dislikes Asian Americans but rents apartments to them anyway
D) none of the above

Question 8

One of the problems with institutional discrimination is

A) the people engaging in the behavior do not realize they are doing it
B) people who engage in institutional discrimination might think that they are treating everyone fairly
C) people who are discriminated against may not realize how they are being treated
D) all the above

Question 9

Racism is dangerous largely because

A) it is based on the belief that people are divided into distinct hereditary groups that are innately different in their behavior and abilities.
B)groups can be ranked as superior or inferior on the basis of those abilities and behavior
C) the presumed superiority of some groups is used to legitimate the mistreatment of groups
D) all the above

Question 10

People opposed to a multicultural society argue that it

A) makes it difficult to distinguish groups
B) makes it easier to control society
C) creates divisions between groups
D) none of the above

Question 11

Most people erroneously think of the United States as a melting pot of diversity.

Question 12

A homogeneous society is one in which there is a great deal of cultural diversity.

Question 13

One of the challenges to living in a heterogeneous society is that many people have different ideas about what is acceptable and unacceptable in terms of attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors.

Question 14

The distinguishing feature of race is that there is a cultural history associated with the particular group that differs from other racial groups.

Question 15

The social construction of race suggests that every society defines the importance of race in their own way using their own particular criteria.

Question 16

As it is used in the social sciences, the term "minority" means the fewest number of people in a group.

Question 17

Puerto Ricans are considered an ethnic group.

Question 18

The Jewish holocaust during World War II was an example of one of the possible consequences for minority groups.

Question 19

Another term for unprejudiced/non-discriminator is "closet bigot."

Question 20

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to judge other cultures as inferior.

Question 21

Some critics of multiculturalism think that it promotes a form of reverse discrimination.

Question 22

In its purest form, the arguments in favor of multiculturalism center on integration and social cohesion.

Question 23

In places where there is a weak collective conscience, the sense of connectedness people have to one another is stronger.

Question 24

Inmates in prisons must often choose to be a part of an ethnicity or race-based gang in order to survive.

Question 25

In the social sciences, Jews are often categorized as a religious group.

Question 26

People in favor of multiculturalism argue that it __________

Question 27

Given its emphasis on structural problems, many sociologists would argue that _______explains why minorities are overrepresented in the criminal justice system.

Question 28

Another term for an predjuced non-discriminator is ________.

Question 29

____________ suggests that every society defines the importance of race in their own way using their own particular criteria.

Question 30

The distinguishing feature of _________ is that there is a cultural history associated with the particular group that differs from other racial groups.

Question 31

In Merton's model, a Neo-nazi skinhead would be an example of an ___________.

Question 32

Height and Weight requirements to be eligible to apply for a job is an example of __________.

Question 33

Living in a small town, where many people know each other and have social relationships is an example of a _________ society.

Question 34

When Durkheim refers to a society's sense of morality or connectedness, he refers to it as __________.