Deck 6: Dominantminority Relations

Question 1

Seraphina is an immigrant who strongly identifies with her community, her language, and her values. Which of the following best applies to Seraphina?

A) avoidance
B) annihilation
C) ethnic group identity
D) middleman minority

Answer 1

ethnic group identity

Question 2

Non-White ethnics typically

A) develop a racial-group identity.
B) establish a deviant subculture.
C) assimilate with the dominant group.
D) display xenophobic attitudes to the dominant group.

Answer 2

develop a racial-group identity.

Question 3

Deviance among minority-group members is

A) typically widespread.
B) typically due to individual behavioral characteristics.
C) typically due to poverty and lack of opportunity.
D) typically due to the influence of minority middlemen.

Answer 3

typically due to poverty and lack of opportunity.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of defiance?

A) crime
B) public drunkenness
C) sit-in demonstrations
D) self-segregation

Question 5

A common reason for defiance as a minority response is

A) the elimination of discrimination.
B) the overthrow of the government.
C) drunkenness.
D) juvenile delinquency.

Question 6

Sudanese Christians fled their home country because of violence and discrimination. This is an example of

A) deviance
B) acceptance
C) avoidance
D) defiance

Question 7

Acceptance is a strategy that

A) diminishes conflict between two groups.
B) draws the attention of law enforcement.
C) maintains the inferior position of the dominant group.
D) is increasingly enlisted by minority groups in the United States.

Question 8

Which of the following has not led to the improvement of minority group status?

A) legislation.
B) court decisions.
C) social services.
D) split labor markets.

Question 9

Living, working, and relaxing strictly within the space of the ethnic community illustrates

A) acceptance.
B) avoidance.
C) defiance.
D) deviance.

Question 10

Your text describes deliberately breaking a discriminatory law as an example of

A) acceptance.
B) avoidance.
C) defiance.
D) deviance.

Question 11

Lola has a negative self-image because she is a member of a minority group. As a result, which of the following actions is she most likely to take?

A) She tries to dress like the dominant group and blend in.
B) She tries to start fights with the dominant group.
C) She challenges laws that discriminate against her minority group.
D) She attributes the negative feedback to prejudice.

Question 12

Another term for cumulative causation is

A) marginality.
B) negative self-image.
C) paternalism.
D) vicious circle.

Question 13

Jews were called "clannish" when they went to their own resorts after being denied access to public resorts. This example illustrates

A) cumulative causation
B) negative self-image.
C) paternalism.
D) annihilation

Question 14

Jamal has moved from a predominantly all black neighborhood to a suburban area that is about half black and half white. Recently Jamal has begun to feel like he does not belong back home or in his new location. Jamal is experiencing __________

A) avoidance.
B) marginality.
C) negative self-image.
D) cumulative causation

Question 15

Many Korean Americans own and operate grocery stores in the nation's major cities, typifying the concept of

A) gentrification.
B) marginality.
C) middleman minorities.
D) social segregation.

Question 16

Dominant groups are most likely to enlist which of the following strategies in response to perceived threats from minority groups?

A) expulsion
B) marginalization
C) violent confrontation
D) segregation

Question 17

Which of the following is the most common target of hate crimes?

A) people with disabilities
B) gays and lesbians
C) minority religious groups.
D) racial minority groups.

Question 18

Tommy is a Hispanic teenager who lives in an urban area. His neighborhood, school, and church are almost exclusively made up of Hispanics. This is an example of

A) social conditioning.
B) spatial segregation
C) annihilation
D) xenophobia

Question 19

World opinion and economic dependence on other nations may limit which of the following reactions to minority groups?

A) marginality
B) segregation
C) xenophobia
D) expulsion

Question 20

Juanita has been hired to work in lawn service. She is paid in cash, pays no payroll taxes, and receives no benefits. Which answer choice best describes the conditions under which she works?

A) the primary labor market
B) the underground economy
C) working in a sweatshop
D) membership in a middle man minority

Question 21

Any group unable to participate fully in the societal mainstream typically develops its own group identity.

Question 22

Everyday ethnicity eventually yields to assimilation over the generations.

Question 23

Xenophobia is a practice of killing all the men, women, and children of a particular group.

Question 24

Annihilation is always a deliberate policy on the part of the dominant group.

Question 25

Secondary labor markets provide higher wages, more benefits, and opportunities for promotion.

Question 26

Discuss the concept of group identity and its positive or negative consequences.

Question 27

Minority groups typically follow five different patterns of behavior in response to prejudice and discrimination. Explain these patterns, providing an example of each.

Question 28

Your friend, Sam, says that hate groups and hate crimes are a thing of the past in the United States. Bring Sam up to speed on his thinking,

Question 29

Identify and explain four factors that might influence the duration of an ethnic-group identity.

Question 30

Differentiate between primary and secondary labor markets. Which market are immigrants more likely to be employed in and what are the results?