Question 1

Compare and contrast assimilation and pluralism. Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

There is no clear biological or genetic difference between different racial groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ideological racism is one's insistence that one is not prejudiced or racist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Assimilation is more likely to occur when the minority group is culturally similar to the dominant group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Stanley Lieberson's research on the unequal levels of success different immigrant groups have attained in the United States, one primary factor contributing to the group's success is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The aspirations of group members to get an education 
B)  The motivations of group members to get a job 
C)  The language skills of the group 
D)  Whether the groups were voluntary or involuntary immigrants

Question 6

Which of the following is a necessity to have pluralism in a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  A numerically large minority group 
B)  A social class stratification system 
C)  Legal protection of distinct group(s) 
D)  One clear minority group and one clear dominant group

Question 7

A _________ is a requirement that employers must hire a certain percentage of minorities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Preference policy 
B)  Strict affirmative action policy 
C)  Quota system 
D)  Privilege policy

Question 8

Displaced aggression involves hostilities directed toward individuals or groups other than the dominant group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The global human rights movement is a macro-level policy directed at improving dominant and minority group relations worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The often forced removal of a minority group from a region or country is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjugation 
B)  Segregation 
C)  Population transfer 
D)  Domestic colonialism

Question 11

A(n) __________ is a group within the human species that is identified by a society as presumably having certain biologically inherited physical characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)  race 
B)  ethnic group 
C)  minority group 
D)  out-group

Question 12

Cultural beliefs, including prejudice and discrimination, are passed on from generation to generation through cultural transmission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When minority group members internalize prejudiced views about their group and allow these beliefs to shape their behavior, it creates a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prejudice 
B)  Stereotype 
C)  Self-fulfilling prophecy 
D)  Frustration

Question 14

According to most sociologists, race is a social construct that can change with conditions in a country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The definition of blackness in the United States has always been that an individual is black if at least one or more of the person's parents is black.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In strict affirmative action policies, after making an effort to seek a diverse applicant pool, employers are expected to hire the most qualified candidate who applies for the position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The term minority group is used to denote that a group is the statistical minority in a society or culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Compare and contrast the functions and dysfunctions of having minority and dominant groups in society. Include the key assumptions of the structural-functionalists and conflict theorists in regards to race relations, and a discussion of the labor market.

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Question 19

Which of the following is a function of a ready labor force, according to structural-functional theorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hostilities between groups create social change. 
B)  The ready labor force will complete menial, unskilled jobs largely unattractive to the majority of society. 
C)  Minority groups provide a target for frustrations. 
D)  Ethnic conflicts establish the dominant group.

Question 20

According to the text, symbolic racism allows institutional racism to remain in place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Race and Ethnic Group Stratefication: Beyond We and They

Compare and contrast assimilation and pluralism. Provide an example of each.

There is no clear biological or genetic difference between different racial groups.

Ideological racism is one's insistence that one is not prejudiced or racist.

Assimilation is more likely to occur when the minority group is culturally similar to the dominant group.

According to Stanley Lieberson's research on the unequal levels of success different immigrant groups have attained in the United States, one primary factor contributing to the group's success is:

Which of the following is a necessity to have pluralism in a society?

A _________ is a requirement that employers must hire a certain percentage of minorities.

Displaced aggression involves hostilities directed toward individuals or groups other than the dominant group.

The global human rights movement is a macro-level policy directed at improving dominant and minority group relations worldwide.

The often forced removal of a minority group from a region or country is:

A(n) __________ is a group within the human species that is identified by a society as presumably having certain biologically inherited physical characteristics.

Cultural beliefs, including prejudice and discrimination, are passed on from generation to generation through cultural transmission.

When minority group members internalize prejudiced views about their group and allow these beliefs to shape their behavior, it creates a:

According to most sociologists, race is a social construct that can change with conditions in a country.

The definition of blackness in the United States has always been that an individual is black if at least one or more of the person's parents is black.

In strict affirmative action policies, after making an effort to seek a diverse applicant pool, employers are expected to hire the most qualified candidate who applies for the position.

The term minority group is used to denote that a group is the statistical minority in a society or culture.

Compare and contrast the functions and dysfunctions of having minority and dominant groups in society. Include the key assumptions of the structural-functionalists and conflict theorists in regards to race relations, and a discussion of the labor market.

Which of the following is a function of a ready labor force, according to structural-functional theorists?

According to the text, symbolic racism allows institutional racism to remain in place.