Introduction to Sociology Test Bank
Course Introduction
Introduction to Sociology explores the fundamental concepts, theories, and methods used to examine human society, culture, and social behavior. This course provides an overview of major sociological topics such as socialization, group dynamics, institutions, social stratification, race, gender, and social change. Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, students will develop a critical understanding of how individuals interact within groups, how society influences behavior, and how social structures shape everyday life. The course also emphasizes the importance of sociological research and the application of sociological perspectives to contemporary social issues.
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Racial and Ethnic Groups 14th Edition by Richard T. Schaefer
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Chapter 1: Exploring Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) In 1900, African American sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois called attention to the overwhelming importance of ________ throughout the world.
A) the class structure
B) the color line
C) cultural diversity
D) globalization
Answer: B
Q2) Members of a minority or subordinate group ________.
A) generally marry outside their group
B) become a part of the group voluntarily
C) are political equals of the majority group
D) have distinguishing cultural characteristics
Answer: D
Q3) The racial and ethnic landscape is subject to change and different interpretations because ________.
A) it is constructed socially
B) it is conceived naturally
C) it is culturally homogeneous
D) it stagnates racial formation
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Prejudice
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of diversity training programs in organizations?
A) They aim to reduce ill treatment based on race, gender, and ethnicity.
B) They are more prevalent in corporations with lower representation of minorities.
C) They follow a standard structure in all organizations.
D) They exclude all aspects of citizenship status, marital status, and parental status.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following states that intergroup interaction between people of equal status in harmonious circumstances causes them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previously held stereotypes?
A) the contact hypothesis
B) the self-fulfilling prophecy
C) the anomie theory of deviance
D) the exploitation theory of race relations
Answer: A
Q3) ________ is the ideology that one sex is superior to the other.
Answer: Sexism
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Chapter 3: Discrimination
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Q1) Which of the following statements about environmental justice is true?
A) Issues of environmental justice are limited to metropolitan areas.
B) There is a higher probability that White communities lack the resources to tackle environmental problems.
C) Low-income communities are more likely to be adjacent to waste sites.
D) Native American reservation land is protected from environmental abuse.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following best describes the term glass ceiling?
A) attitudinal bias experienced by subordinate-group members that prevents them from reaching their full potential
B) the idea that women will subject men to the same treatment that they have been subjected to over the years
C) the male advantage experienced in occupations dominated by women
D) the distribution of people based upon demographic characteristics both across and within occupations and jobs
Answer: A
Q3) ________ refers to overt acts of individual Whites against individual Blacks.
Answer: Individual discrimination
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Chapter 4: Immigration
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Q1) Which of the following accurately defines nativism?
A) It refers to the use of race-neutral principles to defend the nonnative populations.
B) It refers to the practice of immigrants sponsoring other immigrants who, in turn, sponsor still more.
C) It refers to beliefs and policies favoring native-born citizens over immigrants.
D) It refers to continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.
Q2) Immigrants who sustain multiple social relationships that link their societies of origin and settlement are called ________.
A) xenophobes
B) refugees
C) transnationals
D) asylees
Q3) Refugee status is often granted to people fleeing from ________.
A) political persecution
B) poverty
C) religious commendation
D) an epidemic
Q4) What is the perspective of conflict theorists on brain drain?
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Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Religion
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Q1) ________ was considered to be an early exception to the assimilationist approach to White ethnic groups.
A) The principle of third generation interest
B) Ethnic pluralism
C) Symbolic ethnicity
D) The theory of bicultural immersion
Q2) ________ is the religious dimension in the United States that merges public life with sacred beliefs.
A) Civil religion
B) Religious left
C) Religious ethnicity
D) Symbolic denomination
Q3) Which of the following statements is true of the immigration of Italians in the 1920s?
A) Their immigration increased due to higher quota by the national origins system.
B) Mutual aid societies were set up to provide basic social services for them.
C) Education was still not valued by them as a means of upward mobility.
D) Becoming more educated helped ward off prejudice toward them.
Q4) What is intelligent design?
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Chapter 6: Native Americans: the First Americans
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Q1) Wounded Knee, South Dakota, is the site of the infamous assault in 1890 by
A) White ranchers
B) the Iroquois tribe
C) the Choctaw tribe
D) the U.S. Army
Q2) Which of the following is true of the Indian Reorganization Act?
A) It was readily accepted by all the tribes.
B) It extended the Allotment Act for another 10 years.
C) It allowed tribes to adopt a written constitution for themselves.
D) It prohibited the tribes from electing a tribal council with a head.
Q3) The treaty in which the Sioux lost their land is known as the ________.
A) 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty
B) 1854 Treaty of Medicine Creek
C) 1934 Treaty of Relations
D) 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement
Q4) Write a brief note on the federal government's role in supporting the sovereignty of American Indians.
Q5) What is peyote? What stand has the government taken regarding its use?
Q6) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Reorganization Act of 1934.
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Chapter 7: African Americans
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Q1) Discuss the theory of the talented tenth advocated by W. E. B. Du Bois.
Q2) Explain the concept of slavery reparation. How has the historical and social significance of slavery been marginalized?
Q3) ________ results from children being assigned to schools specifically to maintain racially separate schools.
A) Racial formation
B) Segmented assimilation
C) Relative deprivation
D) De jure segregation
Q4) One of the strategies developed by Martin Luther King, Jr. in disobeying unjust laws was ________.
A) passively resisting evil
B) being willing to accept suffering without retaliating
C) seeking to defeat and humiliate opponents
D) attacking the people who happen to be doing the evil
Q5) Describe the riff-raff theory and the alternative explanations for the urban riots.
Q6) Distinguish the tactics and ideology of the early civil rights period (1954-1965) from those of the period since 1965.
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Chapter 8: African Americans Today
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Q1) Sociologist William J. Wilson pointed out that ________.
A) programs must be developed to confront ethnic and racial discrimination rather than class subordination
B) young Blacks were competing unsuccessfully with young Whites
C) class has ceased to be of concern as educated Blacks are entering the middle class
D) the poor are socially isolated and have shrinking economic opportunities
Q2) One of the big hurdles faced by African American politicians is ________.
A) garnering votes from the Black community
B) meeting eligibility criteria for contesting local elections
C) being considered representatives of the Black community
D) acquiring the money necessary to seek a major office
Q3) Which of the following strengths of African American families allows them to function effectively in a hostile society?
A) strong entrepreneurship skills
B) strong kinship bonds
C) strong educational background
D) strong financial background
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Chapter 9: Latinos: The Largest Minority
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Q1) The central political issue for Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans has been the
A) lack of recognition of the growing Latino presence by political parties
B) residential status of their respective citizens
C) political ambitions of their illegal immigrants
D) political future of their respective island homelands
Q2) Immigrants from Central and South America ________.
A) form coalitions with Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, or Puerto Ricans
B) lack formal education and shared modest skills
C) have increased in numbers even faster than that of Mexicans or any other group
D) share the same native tongue, Spanish
Q3) How have Central and South Americans contributed to the diversity of the Hispanic peoples in the United States?
Q4) Describe the immigration patterns of Central and South Americans to the United States.
Q5) ________ refers to a type of evangelical Christianity that is growing in Latin America and is clearly making a significant impact on Latinos in the United States.
Q6) Discuss the trends in education among contemporary Latinos.
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Chapter 14: Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity
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Q1) If Daniel's political affiliation aligns with that of the majority of the Jewish voters, he will most likely support the ________ Party candidate in the present presidential elections.
A) Republican
B) Democratic
C) Green
D) Libertarian
Q2) The fringe-of-values theory has been used to explain the stereotypes created throughout history toward Jews and ________.
A) governance
B) money
C) religion
D) education
Q3) Members of the Jewish community expressing concern about Jewish education are disappointed with its highly secularized nature because ________.
A) the Jewish sociocultural experience has been avoided altogether
B) Jewish religious teaching has been overemphasized
C) secular schooling is not contributing enough to Judaization
D) the members themselves are not highly educated
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Chapter 15: Women: The Oppressed Majority
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Q1) The burden of supporting a family is especially difficult for single mothers because of
A) lack of market-relevant jobs
B) low educational attainment
C) residence in economically deteriorating areas
D) inadequate child support
Q2) In the United States, the League of Women Voters, founded in 1920, performs which of the following functions?
A) It campaigns for female candidates.
B) It educates the electorate of both sexes.
C) It chooses the candidate women should vote for.
D) It selects a member as a candidate for the elections.
Q3) Which of the following has been observed among teachers in contemporary American schools?
A) Teachers are impartial and treat boys and girls the same.
B) Male teachers are more likely to pay attention to girls.
C) Teachers offer boys more academic assistance.
D) Female teachers are more likely to pay attention to girls.
Q4) What is feminization of poverty? Discuss the reasons that have led to it.
Q5) What is mommy tax? How does it affect working mothers in the United States?
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