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Racial and Ethnic Groups
Richard T. Schaefer
16th edition
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Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In sociology, the term minority refers to a group.
a. dominant
b. subordinate
c. ruling
d. sovereign
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Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
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Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
2. Sociologists define ethnic groups based on .
a. whatever definition a particular dominant group applies within a specific cultural
setting
b. differing religious practices
c. obvious physical differences that distinguish them from other groups
d. their national origin or distinctive cultural patterns
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Answer: d
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: Types of Minority Groups
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
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3. A(n) group is a subordinate group whose members have significantly less
control or power over their own lives than do members of a dominant group.
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c. stratified
d. elite
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Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
4. Which definition best represents the sociological concept of a subordinate or social
minority group?
a. a group that experiences a narrowing of life‘s opportunities
b. a group that consists of less than 50 percent of the population
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c. group membership defined exclusively in terms of physical traits
d. social standing that is irrelevant to the processes of a democracy
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Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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Difficulty: Moderate
5. Which characteristic applies to a minority or subordinate group?
a. voluntary membership in the group
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b. having a broad spectrum of opportunities
c. unequal treatment from others
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TEST BANK
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Richard T. Schaefer
16th edition
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b es
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@Passvibes @Passvibes
, lkjhds
Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In sociology, the term minority refers to a group.
a. dominant
b. subordinate
c. ruling
d. sovereign
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Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Pa
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b es
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Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
2. Sociologists define ethnic groups based on .
a. whatever definition a particular dominant group applies within a specific cultural
setting
b. differing religious practices
c. obvious physical differences that distinguish them from other groups
d. their national origin or distinctive cultural patterns
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Answer: d
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: Types of Minority Groups
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
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3. A(n) group is a subordinate group whose members have significantly less
control or power over their own lives than do members of a dominant group.
a. minority
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b. governing
c. stratified
d. elite
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Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
4. Which definition best represents the sociological concept of a subordinate or social
minority group?
a. a group that experiences a narrowing of life‘s opportunities
b. a group that consists of less than 50 percent of the population
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c. group membership defined exclusively in terms of physical traits
d. social standing that is irrelevant to the processes of a democracy
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Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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Difficulty: Moderate
5. Which characteristic applies to a minority or subordinate group?
a. voluntary membership in the group
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b. having a broad spectrum of opportunities
c. unequal treatment from others
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