Chapter Nine
1.	What is a minority group?
		A.	a group with a low population relative to other groups in an area
		B.	a group that has migrated to an area
		C.	a group that regards itself as an object of collective discrimination
		D.	a group with low population and power relative to other groups in the area
2.	Each of the following is a characteristic of a minority group EXCEPT:
		A.	minority group status is ascribed rather than achieved.
		B.	physical and cultural traits of the minority group are held in low esteem by the dominant group.
		C.	members of a minority group feel little group solidarity.
		D.	minorities tend to marry within their own group.
3.	"Ethnic" and "ethnicity" refer to:
		A.	social characteristics.
		B.	cultural characteristics.
		C.	racial characteristics.
		D.	geographically-based identification of groups of people.
4.	Which of the following statements about prejudice would most likely be stated by a symbolic interactionist?
		A.	Racial and ethnic groups learn to distrust one another instead of recognizing their common class interests.
		B.	No one is born prejudiced and the labels we learn color the way we see the world.
		C.	Prejudice is dysfunctional in that it destroys social relationships.
		D.	Prejudice is functional in that it creates in-group solidarity and out-group antagonisms.
5.	What is institutional discrimination?
		A.	discrimination by one group against another
		B.	discrimination against a group that is built into society's social structure
		C.	discrimination against all other groups by members of a particular group
		D.	the perception by one or more persons that an institution is discriminatory
6.	The two types of assimilation include:
		A.	forced assimilation and permissible assimilation.
		B.	legal assimilation and illegal assimilation.
		C.	language assimilation and non-language assimilation.
		D.	full assimilation and partial assimilation.
7.	Which of the following two factors are major reasons for a lack of political unity among Latinos?
		A.	differing countries of origin and social class
		B.	differing social class and income differences
		C.	Linguistic differences and within-U.S. geographic differences
		D.	Lack of ethnic identity and poverty
8.	Genocide is:
		A.	murder based on hatred.
		B.	the annihilation of a people by a government.
		C.	the annihilation of a people based on their presumed race or ethnicity.
		D.	murder based on tribal feuds.
9.	Dominant groups almost always attribute their privileged position to:
		A.	their greater financial resources.
		B.	their own innate superiority.
		C.	their skin color.
		D.	their greater numbers.
10.	What is discrimination?
		A.	preconceived attitudes toward a group
		B.	negative attitudes and actions based on race
		C.	unfair actions directed toward an individual or group
		D.	preconceived attitudes about how others will act
11.	Each of the following is a psychological explanation of why people are prejudiced EXCEPT:
		A.	lower intelligence.
		B.	having an authoritarian personality.
		C.	frustration.
		D.	a weakening of group solidarity.
12.	This theoretical orientation has viewed prejudice as a tool used to weaken groups that could threaten the group in power if they were united?
		A.	conflict theory
		B.	functionalism
		C.	symbolic interactionism
		D.	authoritarian personality theory
13.	What is individual discrimination?
		A.	discrimination by an individual against another
		B.	discrimination by a group against one individual
		C.	perception by an individual that he or she is the only one being discriminated against
		D.	the attitude of one person against a group
14.	Which term refers to how dominant groups economically exploit minority groups within the country where both groups reside?
		A.	compartmentalization
		B.	internal colonialism
		C.	population transfer
		D.	segregation
15.	According to sociologist Charles Willie, what is the major factor in discrimination against African Americans?
		A.	education
		B.	political representation
		C.	race
		D.	social class