TEST BANK
FOR
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Sixteenth Edition
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
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
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: Types of Minority Groups
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
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
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
c. group membership defined exclusively in terms of physical traits
d. social standing that is irrelevant to the processes of a democracy
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
5. Which characteristic applies to a minority or subordinate group?
a. voluntary membership in the group
b. having a broad spectrum of opportunities
c. unequal treatment from others
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, d. unawareness of subordination
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
6. Membership in a dominant or minority group is .
a. a personal choice
b. not voluntary
c. not mandatory
d. discretionary
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
7. Members of a minority or subordinate group .
a. generally marry other people from outside their group
b. become a part of the group voluntarily
c. are political equals of the majority group
d. have distinguishing cultural traits
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
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FOR
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Sixteenth Edition
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
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
1
,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
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: Types of Minority Groups
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
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
b. governing
c. stratified
d. elite
2
,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
c. group membership defined exclusively in terms of physical traits
d. social standing that is irrelevant to the processes of a democracy
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
5. Which characteristic applies to a minority or subordinate group?
a. voluntary membership in the group
b. having a broad spectrum of opportunities
c. unequal treatment from others
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, d. unawareness of subordination
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
6. Membership in a dominant or minority group is .
a. a personal choice
b. not voluntary
c. not mandatory
d. discretionary
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: Easy
7. Members of a minority or subordinate group .
a. generally marry other people from outside their group
b. become a part of the group voluntarily
c. are political equals of the majority group
d. have distinguishing cultural traits
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
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