A. are a small percentage of the population?
B. are physically weak
C. lack power
D. cannot defend themselves
Related Mcqs:
- Discrimination against the elderly has been especially apparent in the area of____________?
A. creditworthiness
B. employment
C. retirement
D. hospitalization - The view that the elderly lack social and material resources to reciprocate in relationships and consequently occupy a subservient status is the point of______________?
A. activity theory
B. disengagement theory
C. exchange theory
D. modernization theory - When a minority group accepts the culture of the dominant group it is called_______________?
A. accommodation
B. acculturation
C. amalgamation
D. assimilation - Which of the following is NOT true of minority groups ?
A. They are recognizable by their visible ascribed traits or cultural customs
B. They are subject to differential treatment
C. They are not aware of their minority status
D. They are aware of a common group identity - Women are a minority group insofar as_______________?
A. they are treated unequally and are aware of their minority status
B. they are residentially segregated
C. they control few resources
D. all of the above - The term “minority “may be defined as______________?
A. a small group of people living within a large nation
B. a group of people who possess the same access to prestige privilege and power but who differ in looks
C. any group in society that is socially dominated by another group through discrimination because of race culture religion or sex
D. any small group in society which is disliked and abused - The merging of majority and minority groups as happened in Brazil is called_______________?
A. segregation
B. acculturation
C. accommodation
D. amalgamation - Minority groups______________?
A. constitute a subculture within the larger culture
B. tend to show solidarity to each other
C. exhibit clannish behavior
D. practice cultural relativity - Which of the following processes includes isolation of the minority population ?
A. acculturation
B. accommodation
C. segregation
D. assimilation - A minority group consists of______________?
A. fewer people than the majority group
B. people distinguished by their physical or cultural traits
C. the hostile subcultures in the society
D. the most recently settled immigrants
