Test Bank for Diversity and Society Race Ethnicity and Gender, 6th Edition, Joseph F. Healey, Andi Stepnick Updated!!!!

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For Diversity And Society Race Ethnicity And Gender, 6th Edition, Joseph
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F. Healey, Andi Stepnick
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Chapter 1 xx


Diversity in the United xx xx xx


States: Questions and
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Concepts xx




Test Bank and Answer Keyxx xx xx xx




1. The fastest growing groups in the United States are:
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A) Asian and Pacific Islanders xx xx xx


B) Non-Hispanic white Americans xx xx


C) Irish Americans xx


D) African Americans xx


E) Africans


2. The population of the United States is currently:
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A) Affected by long-standing unresolved minority issues
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B) Affected by rising immigration rates xx xx xx xx


C) Increasingly diverse xx


D) Increasingly multilingual xx


E) All of the above xx xx xx




3. Which of the following is NOT one of the defining charactersitics of a minority
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xxgroup?
A) Inequality
B) A pattern of disadvantage or inequality
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C) Visible identifying traits or characteristics
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D) Small group size xx xx


E) Usually determined by birth xx xx xx




4. By definition, a minority group is always a group:
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A) Smaller in number than the dominant group
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B) Residentially segregated from the dominant group xx xx xx xx xx


C) Singled out for differential and unequal treatment
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D) Distinguishable from the dominant group by its racial characteristics xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx


E) Distinguished from the dominant group by its ethnic origins xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx




5. Which of the following would be classified as primarily an ethnic minority group?
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A) African Americans xx


B) Native Americans xx


C) Jewish Americans xx


D) Asian Americans xx


E) None of the above xx xx xx




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6. The social or physical characteristics that mark the boundaries between groups
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are usually:
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A) Highly visible xx


B) Selected by the minority groups themselvesxx xx xx xx xx


C) Scientifically significant xx


D) Selected for their biological importance xx xx xx xx


E) All of the above xx xx xx




7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural trait that may be
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associated with minority status?
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A) Language
B) Facial features xx


C) Religion
D) Types of foods eaten xx xx xx


E) Speech patterns xx




8. Which of the following characteristics is NOT typical of ascribed status?
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A) It is usually acquired at birth
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B) It typically cannot be changed easily
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C) It is usually involuntary
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D) It can be altered through hard work and motivation
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E) It is usually for life
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9. Laws on miscegenation referred to laws that:
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A) Prevented people from passing as members of another race
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B) Prevented people of different races from eating together in public restaurants
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C) Prevented members of different races from intermarrying
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D) Prevented members of different races from going to the same schools
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E) Prevented members of the same sex from marrying xx xx xx xx xx xx xx




10. Stratification is another term for: xx xx xx xx


A) Prejudice
B) Discrimination
C) The unequal distribution of valued goods and services
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D) Status symbol xx


E) All of the above xx xx xx




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11. Marxism is a complex theory of history and social change in which
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central concept of concern.
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A) Inequality
B) Prejudice
C) Fame or respect xx xx


D) International war xx


E) Consensus


12. "The most important source of inequality arises from a person's relationship to
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the means of production." This statement is most likely to be heard from a:
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A) Capitalist
B) Weberian
C) Libertarian
D) Marxist
E) Republican


13. According to Marx, the means of production in an agricultural society would
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include:
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A) Factories
B) Social class xx


C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Banks


14. In Marxist terms, the elite class in an industrial society would be the:
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A) Bourgeoisie
B) Proletariat
C) Workers
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E) Women


15. Max Weber thought that Marx's ideas about inequality were too:
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A) Narrow
B) Optimistic
C) Complex
D) Abstract
E) Pessimistic




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