Sociology & You

Chapter 9: Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

Self-Check Quizzes

1
All but which of the following are features that characterize a minority?
A)It has distinctive physical or cultural characteristics that can be used to separate it from the majority.
B)It is dominated by the majority.
C)Its members have little sense of identity or group loyalty.
D)Its traits are often believed by the dominant majority to be inferior.
2
Members of a __________ share certain biologically inherited physical characteristics that are considered important within a society.
A)minority
B)race
C)ethnic group
D)culture
3
__________ refers to the blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society.
A)Assimilation
B)Cultural pluralism
C)Subjugation
D)De jure segregation
4
The desire of a group to maintain some sense of identity separate from the dominant group is __________.
A)assimilation
B)accommodation
C)subjugation
D)cultural pluralism
5
The forced march of the Cherokees along the "Trail of Tears" to Oklahoma reservations is an example of __________.
A)assimilation
B)de facto segregation
C)population transfer
D)genocide
6
What pattern of conflict appears most often in society?
A)genocide
B)subjugation
C)de jure segregation
D)de facto segregation
7
Exhibiting widely held negative attitudes toward a group (minority or majority) and its individual members is called __________.
A)prejudice
B)racism
C)discrimination
D)stereotyping
8
A stereotype is __________.
A)an extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one group over others
B)a criminal act motivated by prejudice
C)treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion, or culture
D)a distorted, exaggerated, or oversimplified image applied to a category of people
9
__________ describes people typically unemployed who come from families that have been poor for generations.
A)Hidden employment
B)The underclass
C)The self-fulfilling prophecy
D)Subjugation
10
Which minority group in the United States has had the most economic and educational success?
A)African Americans
B)Latinos
C)Asian Americans
D)Native Americans
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