The struggle of women and ethnic minorities to change certain discriminatory practices concerns ?

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. Discriminatory behavior prompted by the knowledge that prejudice exists on a society wide level is called______________?

   A. attitudinal discrimination
   B. institutional discrimination
   C. cultural discrimination
   D. personal discrimination

3. 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

4. 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

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

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

6. Dominant groups tend to use all but which of the following methods in dealing with minorities ?

   A. forced assimilation
   B. cultural relativity
   C. population transfers
   D. economic exploitation

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. The study and comparative analysis of preliterate societies is one of the chief concerns of______________?

   A. sociology
   B. psychology
   C. anthropology
   D. history

9. When people’s beliefs about the inferiority of a certain group undergo change the process is called________________?

   A. social change
   B. cultural change
   C. political change
   D. radical change

10. Ethnic groups are based on_________________?

    A. skin color
    B. common customs and /or identities
    C. genes
    D. eye shape