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
Related Mcqs:
- The merging of majority and minority groups as happened in Brazil is called_______________?
A. segregation
B. acculturation
C. accommodation
D. amalgamation - Which of the following processes includes isolation of the minority population ?
A. acculturation
B. accommodation
C. segregation
D. assimilation - When a minority group accepts the culture of the dominant group it is called_______________?
A. accommodation
B. acculturation
C. amalgamation
D. assimilation - 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 - 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 - 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 - The elderly are a minority because them________________?
A. are a small percentage of the population?
B. are physically weak
C. lack power
D. cannot defend themselves - Interest groups have the following traits They_______________?
A. present official candidates to the electorate
B. have the goal of complete control of the government
C. put their names on ballots
D. are only accountable to themselves - 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
