Racial And Ethnic Groups 14th Edition By Schaefer - Test Bank

Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity

Quick Quiz

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In sociology, minority refers to the ________ group.

a. dominant

b. subordinate

c. ruling

d. sovereign

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_01_01_Ranking Groups_Remember_LO 1.1

Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how groups are ranked.

Topic: Ranking Groups

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy

Page Reference: 4

2. Which of the following statements is true of gender groups?

a. Women are physically indistinguishable.

b. Membership in gender groups is involuntary.

c. Men are lowered to the position of the social minority.

d. Women encounter prejudice and discrimination.

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_01_02_Types of Groups_Understand_LO 1.2

Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the different types of groups.

Topic: Types of Groups

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty Level: 2 – Moderate

Page Reference: 8

3. The sociohistorical process by which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed is known as ________.

a. racial formation

b. ethnocentrism

c. stratification

d. racial labeling

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_03_Does Race Matter?_Remember_LO 1.3

Learning Objective: 1.3: Explain what is meant by race being socially constructed.

Topic: Does Race Matter?

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

Difficulty Level: 1 – Easy

Page Reference: 11

4. The racial and ethnic landscape is subject to change and different interpretations because ________.

a. it is constructed socially

b. it is conceived naturally

c. it is culturally homogeneous

d. it stagnates racial formation

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_04_Biracial and Multiracial Identity: Who Am I?_Understand_LO 1.4

Learning Objective: 1.4: Define biracial and multiracial identity.

Topic: Biracial and Multiracial Identity: Who Am I?

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty Level: 2 – Moderate

Page Reference: 11

5. The conflict perspective is viewed as more radical and activist than functionalism because ________.

a. conflict theorists overlook economic disparity

b. conflict theorists emphasize social change

c. conflict theorists consider the redistribution of resources as unimportant

d. conflict theorists underline social stability

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_01_05_Sociology and the Study of Race and Ethnicity_Understand_LO 1.5

Learning Objective: 1.5: Describe how sociology helps us understand race and ethnicity.

Topic: Sociology and the Study of Race and Ethnicity

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty Level: 2 – Moderate

Page Reference: 15

6. According to the spectrum of intergroup status, which of the following relationships is largely unacceptable to the subordinate group?􀀪􀀯􀀼􀀃􀀸􀀱􀀤􀀦􀀦􀀨􀀳􀀷􀀤􀀥􀀯􀀨

a. fusion

b. assimilation

c. pluralism

d. extermination

Answer: d