Ethnic groups_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Prohibiting intermarriage across ethnic groups the physical separation of groups and restrictions on contact between ethnic groups are examples of______________?

   A. resource allocation
   B. ethnocentrism
   C. discrimination
   D. group closure

2. In-groups and out-groups_______________?

   A. can be thought of as “we-groups” and “they -groups ” respectively
   B. highlight the importance of family ties
   C. are almost always based on territory (e.g. a neighborhood or nation-state)
   D. are easily bridged by those who wish to share the other groups identity

3. What is the approach to ethnic integration which requires immigrants to adopt the culture and values of the majority called ?

   A. assimilation
   B. melting pot
   C. cultural pluralism
   D. multiculturalism

4. What is defined as the dispersal of an ethnic population from an original homeland into foreign areas often in a forced manner ?

   A. migration
   B. globalization
   C. colonialism
   D. diaspora

5. How does racial and ethnic stratification differ from other forms of stratification ?

   A. Racial and ethnic groups often have the potential for carving out their own independent nations from the existing state
   B. Racial and ethnic stratification is harder to eliminate than are other forms of stratification
   C. All other forms of stratification grow out of racial and ethnic stratification
   D. All of the above

6. Functionalists argue that even though ethnic conflict is dysfunctional it my still serve some important functions in society Which of the following is NOT one of those important functions ?

   A. Conflict promotes group formation and cohesion
   B. Conflict may function as a safety valve for society by enabling hostilities to be channelled toward permissible targets known as permissible targets known as scapegoats
   C. A multiplicity of conflicts between large numbers of differing groups within a society may be conducive to a democratic as opposed to a totalitarian society
   D. Conflict attributable to ethnic stratification problems may reach an unacceptable frequency and intensity

7. Ethnic identity refers to_____________?

   A. the objective categories of ethnicity used in the census
   B. a felt sense of group membership on the basis of religion language or history
   C. the imposition of a racial label on a minority by a powerful majority
   D. the fragmented and pluralistic nature of ethnicity

8. What is the systematic elimination of one ethnic group at the hands of another called ?

   A. ethnic cleansing
   B. institutional racism
   C. genocide
   D. scapegoating

9. Women of which ethnic group are least likely to have a white partner ?

   A. India
   B. Pakistan
   C. Bangladeshi
   D. Chinese

10. What is the main consequence of well-defined ethnic existing within established nations states ?

    A. nations without states
    B. multiculturalism
    C. a cultural melting Pot
    D. separate institutions