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
Related Mcqs:
- Which is NOT a theoretical perspective on international relations_______________?
A. globalism
B. pluralism
C. scientific democracy
D. neorealism - 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 - Membership in specific racial ethnic and religious groupings is________________?
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - From a sociological viewpoint to say that deviance has functions means that ?
A. deviant acts serve the individual,s purpose
B. deviant acts are escape valves for anxiety
C. deviance may contribute to group cohesion
D. successful deviants become stronger people
