Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Conflicts between the dominant group and minorities develop because_________________?

   A. minorities are perceived as different
   B. minorities perceive themselves as different
   C. the dominant group has coercive power
   D. all of the above

3. The leaders of interest groups tend to be_________________?

   A. in accord with the agenda of the rank and file
   B. more liberal than the rank and file
   C. more conservative than the rank and file
   D. unaware of the concerns of the rank and file

4. 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

5. The attitude of some Americans toward the minorities in their midst shows_______________?

   A. culture shock
   B. the importance of culture
   C. cultural superiority
   D. cultural relativity

6. Minorities have reacted to domination by developing goals that may be called_________________?

   A. pluralistic
   B. assimilationist
   C. secessionist
   D. all of the above

7. The mechanisms of upward mobility of minorities did NOT include?

   A. internal economic development and specialization
   B. development of a middle class
   C. geographic concentration
   D. a social caste system

8. Today physicians the clergy and lawyers have difficulty dealing with test tube babies and surrogate motherhood We could say that they are grappling with_________________?

   A. cultural advancement
   B. cultural change
   C. cultural lag
   D. cultural conflict

9. When a minority group accepts the culture of the dominant group it is called_______________?

   A. accommodation
   B. acculturation
   C. amalgamation
   D. assimilation

10. The dominant group in a society is the one that is the_________________?

    A. most powerful
    B. subordinate
    C. largest
    D. oldest