Related Mcqs:

1. A minority group is one that is both disadvantaged and______________?

   A. has some sense of collective or group solidarity
   B. numerically small compared to the main social group
   C. identifiably different from others in a society
   D. holds views contrary to the social norm

2. The model minority stereotype of Asian Americans contains an implicit critique of Blacks Hispanics and others for failing to succeed as well as the model minority has Which sociological perspective would view this as yet another instance of blaming the victim ?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. dramaturgical approach

3. Bernstein thought that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because____________?

   A. this pattern of speech made them the target of bullying
   B. they referred to explicit context independent meanings
   C. they prevented children from communicating outside of their peer groups
   D. they involved short simple sentences with a small vocabulary

4. Sociological definitions of deviance consist of behaviors, beliefs, and_______________?

   A. attributes
   B. realities
   C. Choices
   D. records
   E. Conditions

5. Bernstein though that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because_____________?

   A. this pattern of speech made them the target of bullying
   B. they referred to explicit context independent meanings
   C. they prevented children from communicating outside of their peer groups
   D. they involved short simple sentences with a small vocabulary

6. Which conception of welfare refers to the provision of a “safety net” for disadvantaged populations ?

   A. behaviorist
   B. egalitarian populist
   C. residua list
   D. social insurance

7. Which of the following is NOT one of the properties of a minority group ?

   A. racial or cultural self-consciousness
   B. hereditary membership
   C. a high degree of marriage outside of the group (exogamy)
   D. oppression at the hands of a dominant group

8. Which of the following is not part of a sociological definition of a minority group ?

   A. the minority group is disadvantaged compared to the more powerful and dominant group
   B. minority groups are always non-white
   C. the minority group has a strong sense of group solidarity
   D. the minority group often experiences prejudice and discrimination

9. Which sociologist writing in 1906 noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group (thein-group) and everyone else (the out-group) ?

   A. Charles Horton Cooley
   B. Emile Durkheim
   C. William I. Thomas
   D. William Graham Sumner

10. Which sociological perspective views race from the macro level and sees the economic structure as a central factor in the exploitation of minority groups ?

    A. functionalist perspective
    B. conflict perspective
    C. interactionist perspective
    D. labelling theory