Chapterxp1
DiversityxpinxpthexpUnitedxpStat
es:xpQuestionsxpandxpConcepts
TestxpBankxpandxpAnswerxpKey
1. ThexpfastestxpgrowingxpgroupsxpinxpthexpUnitedxpStatesxpare:
A) AsianxpandxpPacificxpIslanders
B) Non-HispanicxpwhitexpAmericans
C) IrishxpAmericans
D) AfricanxpAmericans
E) Africans
2. ThexppopulationxpofxpthexpUnitedxpStatesxpisxpcurrently:
A) Affectedxpbyxplong-standingxpunresolvedxpminorityxpissues
B) Affectedxpbyxprisingxpimmigrationxprates
C) Increasinglyxpdiverse
D) Increasinglyxpmultilingual
E) Allxpofxpthexpabove
3. WhichxpofxpthexpfollowingxpisxpNOTxponexpofxpthexpdefiningxpcharactersiticsxpofxpaxpminorityxp
group?
A) Inequality
B) Axppatternxpofxpdisadvantagexporxpinequality
C) Visiblexpidentifyingxptraitsxporxpcharacteristics
D) Smallxpgroupxpsize
E) Usuallyxpdeterminedxpbyxpbirth
4. Byxpdefinition,xpaxpminorityxpgroupxpisxpalwaysxpaxpgroup:
A) Smallerxpinxpnumberxpthanxpthexpdominantxpgroup
B) Residentiallyxpsegregatedxpfromxpthexpdominantxpgroup
C) Singledxpoutxpforxpdifferentialxpandxpunequalxptreatment
D) Distinguishablexpfromxpthexpdominantxpgroupxpbyxpitsxpracialxpcharacteristics
E) Distinguishedxpfromxpthexpdominantxpgroupxpbyxpitsxpethnicxporigins
5. Whichxpofxpthexpfollowingxpwouldxpbexpclassifiedxpasxpprimarilyxpanxpethnicxpminorityxpgroup
?
A) AfricanxpAmericans
B) NativexpAmericans
C) JewishxpAmericans
D) AsianxpAmericans
E) Nonexpofxpthexpabove
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6. Thexpsocialxporxpphysicalxpcharacteristicsxpthatxpmarkxpthexpboundariesxpbetweenxpgrou
psxparexpusually:
A) Highlyxpvisible
B) Selectedxpbyxpthexpminorityxpgroupsxpthemselves
C) Scientificallyxpsignificant
D) Selectedxpforxptheirxpbiologicalxpimportance
E) Allxpofxpthexpabove
7. WhichxpofxpthexpfollowingxpisxpNOTxpanxpexamplexpofxpaxpculturalxptraitxpthatxpmayxpbexpa
ssociatedxpwithxpminorityxpstatus?
A) Language
B) Facialxpfeatures
C) Religion
D) Typesxpofxpfoodsxpeaten
E) Speechxppatterns
8. WhichxpofxpthexpfollowingxpcharacteristicsxpisxpNOTxptypicalxpofxpascribedxpstatus?
A) Itxpisxpusuallyxpacquiredxpatxpbirth
B) Itxptypicallyxpcannotxpbexpchangedxpeasily
C) Itxpisxpusuallyxpinvoluntary
D) Itxpcanxpbexpalteredxpthroughxphardxpworkxpandxpmotivation
E) Itxpisxpusuallyxpforxplife
9. Lawsxponxpmiscegenationxpreferredxptoxplawsxpthat:
A) Preventedxppeoplexpfromxppassingxpasxpmembersxpofxpanotherxprace
B) Preventedxppeoplexpofxpdifferentxpracesxpfromxpeatingxptogetherxpinxppublicxprestaurants
C) Preventedxpmembersxpofxpdifferentxpracesxpfromxpintermarrying
D) Preventedxpmembersxpofxpdifferentxpracesxpfromxpgoingxptoxpthexpsamexpschools
E) Preventedxpmembersxpofxpthexpsamexpsexxpfromxpmarrying
10. Stratificationxpisxpanotherxptermxpfor:
A) Prejudice
B) Discrimination
C) Thexpunequalxpdistributionxpofxpvaluedxpgoodsxpandxpservices
D) Statusxpsymbol
E) Allxpofxpthexpabove
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11. Marxismxpisxpaxpcomplexxptheoryxpofxphistoryxpandxpsocialxpchangexpinxpwhichxp
isxp
axpcentralxpconceptxpofxpconcern.
A) Inequality
B) Prejudice
C) Famexporxprespect
D) Internationalxpwar
E) Consensus
12. "Thexpmostxpimportantxpsourcexpofxpinequalityxparisesxpfromxpaxpperson'sxprelationshipx
ptoxpthexpmeansxpofxpproduction."xpThisxpstatementxpisxpmostxplikelyxptoxpbexpheardxpfro
mxpa:
A) Capitalist
B) Weberian
C) Libertarian
D) Marxist
E) Republican
13. AccordingxptoxpMarx,xpthexpmeansxpofxpproductionxpinxpanxpagriculturalxpsocietyxpwouldxpincl
ude:
A) Factories
B) Socialxpclass
C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Banks
14. InxpMarxistxpterms,xpthexpelitexpclassxpinxpanxpindustrialxpsocietyxpwouldxpbexpthe:
A) Bourgeoisie
B) Proletariat
C) Workers
D) Minorityxpgroups
E) Women
15. MaxxpWeberxpthoughtxpthatxpMarx'sxpideasxpaboutxpinequalityxpwerexptoo:
A) Narrow
B) Optimistic
C) Complex
D) Abstract
E) Pessimistic
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