TEST BANK
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Racial and Ethnic Groups
Sixteenth Edition
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Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity
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Multiple Choice Questions
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1. In sociology, the term minority refers to a group.
a. dominant
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b. subordinate
c. ruling
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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
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d. their national origin or distinctive cultural patterns
Answer: d
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
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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
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?
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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
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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?
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Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
C
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 .
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a. a personal choice
b. not voluntary
c. not mandatory
d. discretionary
Answer: b
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Difficulty: Easy
7. Members of a minority or subordinate group .
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a. generally marry other people from outside their group
b. become a part of the group voluntarily
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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
PR
Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity
O
Multiple Choice Questions
FD
1. In sociology, the term minority refers to a group.
a. dominant
O
b. subordinate
c. ruling
C
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
PR
d. their national origin or distinctive cultural patterns
Answer: d
O
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
FD
Topic: Types of Minority Groups
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: Moderate
O
C
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?
PR
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
O
d. social standing that is irrelevant to the processes of a democracy
FD
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
O
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
C
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 .
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a. a personal choice
b. not voluntary
c. not mandatory
d. discretionary
Answer: b
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups.
Topic: How Are We Grouped?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
FD
Difficulty: Easy
7. Members of a minority or subordinate group .
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a. generally marry other people from outside their group
b. become a part of the group voluntarily
C
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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