A. characteristic only of industrial societies
B. a variable of the stratification system
C. a biological rather than a social product
D. the cross every individual must bear
Related Mcqs:
- The difference between racial minorities and ethnic minorities is_______________?
A. in the size of each group
B. ethnic minorities do not suffer from discrimination but only from prejudice
C. racial minorities differ biologically ethnic minorities differ culturally from the dominant group
D. racial minorities have been here longer than ethnic minorities - The struggle of women and ethnic minorities to change certain discriminatory practices concerns ?
A. role strain
B. ascribed statuses
C. master statuses
D. role conflict - Ethnic groups are based on_________________?
A. skin color
B. common customs and /or identities
C. genes
D. eye shape - In recent years there was an awakening of ethnic identity among the following groups__________________?
A. African Americans
B. Hispanics
C. Native Americans
D. all of the above - For many second and third generation immigrants ethnic background is less a focus of identity than______________?
A. social class
B. religion
C. race
D. residence - Members of an ethnic group_________________?
A. share behavioral traits
B. share social and cultural traits
C. share physical traits
D. are heterogeneous - In sociological studies of race and ethnic relations_______________?
A. minority refers to the smaller group
B. minority refers to an oppressed group
C. majority represents the group in power because of its large numbers
D. minorities are described on the basis of biology - The ethnic groups among whom arranged marriages are common include______________?
A. Indians (natives of India)
B. Hasidic Jews
C. Muslim
D. All of the above - The study of traits that appear in specific population as adaptation to specific environments is called ?
A. physical anthropology
B. cultural anthropology
C. demography
D. psychology - The crowd at a religious revival meeting is_______________?
A. casual
B. acting
C. expressive
D. disorganized
