A. migration
B. globalization
C. colonialism
D. diaspora
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - In Which year did the urban areas of the world become more populous than rural areas ?
A. 1950
B. 1975
C. 1999
D. 2007 - Agriculture cannot absorb the population concentration of human activities and settlements around the downtown areas when the residential area shifts outward this is called____________?
A. Other occupations
B. Urbanization
C. Development
D. None of these - Extreme poverty is often defined as living on less than US$1 per day how has extreme poverty changed between 1981 and 2004 ?
A. stayed the same around 1.5 billion people
B. rose from 1.5 billion people to 3 billion
C. fell form 1.5 billion people to 1 billion
D. rose from 1.5 billion people to 2.5 billion - 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 - Ethnic groups_______________?
A. are groups identified on cultural grounds
B. are based solely on nationality
C. occupy a small territory
D. unlike racial groups are socially constructed - 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 - 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 - 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
