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Minority Groups in American Society MCQ

1. Gender socialization nudges women to pay close attention to their appearance.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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2. Only ______ groups seem to approximate the traditional model of assimilation.

Chinese American

Hispanic American

European American

American Indian

Answer

Correct Answer: European American

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3. Many women have become limited by the ______.

Glass window

Glass wall

Glass floor

Glass ceiling

Answer

Correct Answer: Glass ceiling

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4. The United States has become more tolerant and open in recent history, and minority group members can be found at the highest levels of success, affluence, and prestige.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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5. According to the textbook, ______ still control relatively few power resources, and are limited in their ability to pursue their own self-interests.

Dominant groups

Cultural pluralists

Minority groups

Ethnic pluralists

Answer

Correct Answer: Minority groups

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6. Future trends in the U.S. economy indicate that individuals with low levels of ______ will have the least amount of economic opportunity.

Education

Health care

Social mobility

Assimilation

Answer

Correct Answer: Education

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7. According to the textbook, what is the most basic force shaping society and group relationships?

Discrimination

Means of production

Gender roles

Subsistence technology

Answer

Correct Answer: Subsistence technology

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8. In order to understand dominant-minority relations around the globe, we must first understand ______.

All conditions of the Noel hypothesis

The Blauner hypothesis

Our own personal experiences

The importance of assimilation

Answer

Correct Answer: Our own personal experiences

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9. The dilemmas of America’s minority groups remain perhaps the primary unresolved domestic issue facing the nation.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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10. Members of ethnic minority groups can also be members of racial minority groups.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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11. Around the globe, women are moving out of their traditional and often highly controlled and repressed status.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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12. Women today are ______.

Creating institutional barriers for men

Less constrained by institutional barriers

More constrained by institutional barriers

Creating institutional barriers for ethnic minorities

Answer

Correct Answer: Less constrained by institutional barriers

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13. What do all nine of the chapter narratives throughout the book have in common?

They are all biographies of multiracial individuals.

They are all examples of “blaming the victim.”

They are all both victims and beneficiaries.

They all emphasize the importance of complete assimilation

Answer

Correct Answer: They are all both victims and beneficiaries.

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14. Which state has the most harmonious model of race relations in the United States?

New York

California

Minnesota

Hawaii

Answer

Correct Answer: Hawaii

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15. The marginalization of the minority-group labor force is a reflection of American ______.

Capitalism

Affirmative action

Pluralism

Immigration policies

Answer

Correct Answer: Capitalism

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