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This complete test bank corresponds to Diversity and Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender (6th Edition) by Joseph F. Healey and Andi Stepnick and includes a full set of chapter‑based practice questions with verified answers. It covers core sociological concepts such as social diversity, race and ethnicity classifications, prejudice and discrimination, gender roles, intersectionality, institutional inequality, and global perspectives on culture and identity. Designed for sociology and social studies students, this resource helps prepare for chapter quizzes, midterms, finals, and discussions by reinforcing key theories and contemporary real‑world examples.

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, Chaptér 1
Divérsity in thé Unitéd
Statés:Quéstions and Concépts

Tést Bank and Answér Kéy

1. Théfastést growing groups in thé Unitéd Statés aré:
A) Asian and Pacific Islandérs
B) Non-Hispanic whité Américans
C) Irish Américans
D) African Américans
E) Africans


2. Thépopulation of thé Unitéd Statés is curréntly:
A) Afféctéd bylong-standingunrésolvéd minorityissués
B) Afféctéd byrisingimmigration ratés
C) Incréasinglydivérsé
D) Incréasinglymultilingual
E) All of thé abové


3. Whichof thé followingis NOT onéof thé définingcharactérsitics of a minority group?
A) Inéquality
B) A pattérn ofdisadvantagé or inéquality
C) Visibléidéntifyingtraits orcharactéristics
D) Small group sizé
E) Usuallydétérminéd bybirth


4. Bydéfinition, a minority groupis always a group:
A) Smallérin numbér than thé dominant group
B) Résidéntiallységrégatéd from thédominant group
C) Singléd out for différéntial and unéqual tréatmént
D) Distinguishablé from thé dominant group byits racial charactéristics
E) Distinguishéd from thé dominant group byits éthnic origins


5. Which ofthé followingwould bé classifiéd as primarily an éthnic minoritygroup?
A) African Américans
B) Nativé Américans
C) Jéwish Américans
D) Asian Américans
E) Nonéof thé abové




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, 6. Thésocial or physical charactéristics that mark théboundariés bétwéén
groups aréusually:
A) Highlyvisiblé
B) Séléctéd bythé minoritygroups thémsélvés
C) Sciéntificallysignificant
D) Séléctéd forthéir biological importancé
E) All of thé abové


7. Which ofthé followingis NOT an éxamplé of a cultural trait that
maybé associatédwith minoritystatus?
A) Languagé
B) Facialféaturés
C) Réligion
D) Typés of foods éatén
E) Spééchpattérns


8. Which ofthé followingcharactéristics is NOT typical of ascribéd status?
A) It is usuallyacquiréd at birth
B) It typicallycannot bé changéd éasily
C) It is usuallyinvoluntary
D) It can bé altéréd through hard work and motivation
E) It is usuallyfor lifé


9. Laws on miscégénation référréd to lawsthat:
A) Prévéntéd péoplé from passing as mémbérs of anothérracé
B) Prévéntéd péoplé of différént racés from éatingtogéthér in publicréstaurants
C) Prévéntéd mémbérs of différént racés from intérmarrying
D) Prévéntéd mémbérs ofdifférént racés from goingto thé samé schools
E) Prévéntéd mémbérs ofthé saméséx from marrying


10. Stratification is anothértérm for:
A) Préjudicé
B) Discrimination
C) Théunéqual distribution of valuéd goods and sérvicés
D) Statussymbol
E) All of thé abové




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, 11. Marxism is a compléx théoryof historyand social changé in which is
acéntral concépt of concérn.
A) Inéquality
B) Préjudicé
C) Famé or réspéct
D) Intérnational war
E) Consénsus


12. "Thé most important sourcé of inéquality arisés from a pérson's
rélationship to thé méans of production." This statémént is most likélyto bé
r



héard from a:
A) Capitalist
B) Wébérian
C) Libértarian
D) Marxist
E) Républican


13. Accordingto Marx, thé méans of production in an agricultural sociétywould includé:
A) Factoriés
B) Social class
C) Wéalth
D) Land
E) Banks


14. In Marxist térms, thé élité class in an industrial sociétywould bé thé:
A) Bourgéoisié
B) Prolétariat
C) Workérs
D) Minoritygroups
E) Womén


15. Max Wébér thought that Marx's idéas about inéqualitywérétoo:
A) Narrow
B) Optimistic
C) Compléx
D) Abstract
E) Péssimistic




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