A. Segregation in always an involuntary process
B. Segregation is the encroachment by one group on an area occupied by another group
C. Segregation can be prevented by the practice of redlining
D. Segregation is the process by which natural areas are formed by the clustering of individuals or groups on the basis of common traits or activities
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following is an accurate statement about a population pyramid ?
A. A population pyramid portrays the sex and age composition of a population
B. A population pyramid must be based on absolute numbers.
C. A population pyramid is of interest solely to academics.
D. A population pyramid requires complex statistical calculation to understand the interrelationship between age and sex in a given population. - Which of the following is an accurate statement about global cities ?
A. Global cities are major urban centers of commerce on which corporations rely.
B. Global cities are characterized by centralized manufacturing and production activities.
C. Global cities result from decentralized managerial and financial operations.
D. Global cities result from changes in world population - Occupational gender segregation is used to explain ?
A. the belief that women control the private sphere
B. women increasing labor market participation
C. the allocation of men and women to different types of job
D. relations between men and women in the workplace - What was the system of forced racial segregation in South Africa known as _____________?
A. apartheid
B. ethnic cleansing
C. multiculturalism
D. assimilation - What was the system of forced racial segregation in South Africa known as ____________?
A. apartheid
B. ethnic cleansing
C. multiculturalism
D. assimilation - Occupational gender segregation is used to explain ?
A. the belief that women control the private sphere
B. women’s increasing labor market participation
C. the allocation of men and women to different types of job
D. relations between men and women in the workplace - Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the state ?
A. The state has existed throughout human history
B. The existence of the state requires that some people are able to devote time and energy to organizing power resources
C. External factors such as threats and trading partners played no part in the rise of the state
D. The production of a social surplus hindered the rise of the state - Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding evolutionary perspectives on social change ?
A. Lenski argues that evolution depends largely on changes in a society’s level of technology and made of economic production
B. Social Darwinists like Spencer see evolution as inevitably leading to the downfall of society
C. Contemporary approaches take a unilinear view of evolution and assume all change equals progress
D. Parsons suggested that societies tend become simpler over time - Which of the following is an accurate statement about rumors ?
A. Rumors are effective ways to disseminate reliable information
B. Rumors are easy to verify
C. Rumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion
D. Rumors typically arise when people trust official sources of information - Which of the following is a true statement ?
A. Human beings have existed on earth for about half million years
B. agriculture is only around twelve thousand years old
C. civilizations date back around six thousand years
D. all of the above
