Test Bank For
Racial and Ethnic Groups Sixteenth Edition Richard T. Schaefer, DePaul University
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 3
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? 4
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty: Easy
8. Which reason describes why members of a subordinate group generally marry within their group? a. Members of a subordinate group stand to gain economically by marrying within their own group. b. Members of a subordinate group have a strong sense of group solidarity that discourages marriage to outsiders. c. It is illegal in most jurisdictions for subordinate group members and dominant group members to marry. d. The voting rights of members of a subordinate group will be revoked if they marry outside their group.
Answer: b Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups. Topic: How Are We Grouped? Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty: Moderate
9. The term ________ group is reserved for minorities and the corresponding majorities that are socially set apart because of obvious physical differences. a. racial b. ethnic c. economic d. religious
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Answer: a Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups Topic: Types of Minority Groups Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty: Easy
10. In the United States, people have traditionally been classified in the past racially as either ________. a. Protestant or Catholic b. Democrat or Republican c. Black or White d. American or Hispanic
Answer: c Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups Topic: Types of Minority Groups Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty: Easy
11. ________ groups are set apart from others because of their national origin or distinctive cultural patterns. a. Gender b. Ethnic 6
c. Racial d. Formal
Answer: b Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how people are placed in groups Topic: Types of Minority Groups Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty: Easy
12. The way in which we view ourselves in relationship to other groups and larger society forms the basis of ___________. a. race b. ethnicity c. identity d. culturalism
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
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