Question 1

Which population group represents the largest minority in the U.S.?

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A)  African Americans
B)  Latinos
C)  Asian Americans
D)  Jews

Question 2

German Americans,Italian Americans,and Norwegian Americans are all examples of

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A)  racial groups.
B)  ethnic groups.
C)  stereotypes.
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 3

Which of the following terms refers to a political philosophy,promoted by many younger Blacks in the 1960s,that supported the creation of Black-controlled political and economic institutions?

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A)  Rainbow Coalition
B)  Black power
C)  civil rights
D)  manifest destiny

Question 4

An ethnic group is a group

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A)  that is set apart from others because of physical differences.
B)  that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.
C)  whose members have significantly less control over their own lives than the members of a dominant group.
D)  that has reached very moral decisions about a way of life.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the concepts of amalgamation,assimilation,segregation,and pluralism,and give examples to illustrate your answer.

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Amalgamation, assimilation, segregation,...

Question 6

What term is used by sociologists to describe a group that is set apart from others because of physical differences that have taken on social significance?

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A)  ethnic group
B)  racial group
C)  social group
D)  reference group

Question 7

The process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons is known as

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A)  stereotyping.
B)  ethnocentrism.
C)  discrimination.
D)  segregation.

Question 8

A person proclaims loudly that "all Black people are lazy and shiftless and collect welfare." This is an example of

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A)  discrimination.
B)  a stereotype.
C)  pluralism.
D)  exploitation theory.

Question 9

Which of the following terms refers to a negative attitude toward an entire category of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  exploitation
B)  prejudice
C)  discrimination
D)  pluralism

Question 10

The term racial group is used to describe a group that is set apart from others because of obvious cultural distinctions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Prejudice is a(n) ________;discrimination is a(n) ________.

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A)  belief;action
B)  action;belief
C)  action;action
D)  belief;belief

Question 12

Institutional discrimination is the

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A)  denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups that results from the normal operations of society.
B)  belief that individuals or groups should be denied equal rights and opportunities.
C)  stereotyping of people who work in public or private institutions.
D)  establishment of laws that intentionally deny opportunities and equal rights to members of minority groups.

Question 13

How do conflict theorists explain racial subordination? Is their theory sufficient to explain all forms of prejudice?

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Conflict theorists explain racial subord...

Question 14

Which of the following countries exemplifies the modern pluralistic state?

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A)  United States
B)  Japan
C)  Switzerland
D)  Egypt

Question 15

Acts of racial profiling are

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A)  always illegal.
B)  often initiated by law enforcement officers.
C)  generally opposed by the American public.
D)  generally opposed by law enforcement officials.

Question 16

The former policy of the South African government that was designed to maintain the separation of Blacks and other non-Whites from the dominant Whites was known as

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A)  institutional discrimination.
B)  apartheid.
C)  afrocentricity.
D)  White power.

Question 17

Why are Asian Americans seen as a "model minority"? How is this designation a stereotype?

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Asian Americans are often seen as a "mod...

Question 18

Segregation refers to the act of

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A)  deliberately and systematically killing the members of an ethnic,racial,or nationality group.
B)  physically separating two groups,an action often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group.
C)  combining a majority and a minority group through intermarriage.
D)  denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons.

Question 19

In 1995,the federal Glass Ceiling Commission found that glass ceilings

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A)  leak.
B)  continue to block women and minority men from top management positions in the nation's industries.
C)  continue to block White men from top management positions in the nation's industries.
D)  continue to block women,minority men,and White men from top management positions in the nation's industries.

Question 20

Compare and contrast prejudice and discrimination and give examples to illustrate your definitions.

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