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Arizona State University SOC 270. Questions Pool. . SAMPLE QUESTIONS Question 1 5 out of 5 points The sociological use of the term majority group means that this is a group that is: Selected Answe... r: a. The dominant group Answers: a. The dominant group b. The numerical majority c. The subordinate group d. The numerical minority Question 2 5 out of 5 points The process of European colonists beginning to think of themselves as whites, which they then felt came to entitle them to some privileges relative to the African American slave population is called: Selected Answer: d. Racial formation Answers: a. Prejudice b. Colonization c. Survival of the fittest d. Racial formation Question 3 5 out of 5 points In the judgment of the text book author, the worsening plight of many minority group members can be best explained by looking at: Selected Answer: c. Social institutions and related organizationsAnswers: a. Individual sources of prejudice b. Ways to stop deliberate discrimination c. Social institutions and related organizations d. Why minorities don’t assimilate Question 4 5 out of 5 points A homeowner refusing to sell his or her house to a Jew, a taxi driver refusing to pick up African Americans, or an employer paying lower wages to Chicanos than to Anglos for comparable work are all examples of: Selected Answer: a. Individual discrimination Answers: a. Individual discrimination b. Institutional racism c. Individual prejudice d. Ideological prejudice Question 5 5 out of 5 points Racial formation refers to: Selected Answer: b. Process by which society recognizes and defines racial groups Answers: a. Process by which people learn about their own racial identity b. Process by which society recognizes and defines racial groups c. Immigration between continents d. Migration of different races within a geographical area Question 65 out of 5 points A person would be identified as black or “Negro” under the one drop rule if his/her parents were: Selected Answer: a. All of the answers are correct. Answers: a. All of the answers are correct. b. Native American and African American c. Latino/a and African American d. Asian American and African American Question 7 5 out of 5 points Which term do sociologists use to describe a socially defined group of people who are generally considered to be physically distinct in some way? Selected Answer: c. Race Answers: a. Formal groupb. Social group c. Race d. Ethnic group Question 8 5 out of 5 points The belief that some races are biologically, intellectually, or culturally inferior to others is called: Selected Answer: d. Ideological racism Answers: a. Symbolic racism b. Individual discrimination c. Institutional racism d. Ideological racism Question 9 5 out of 5 points Most African Americans and Hispanics have lower average incomes and since most students today are expected to pay much of the expense of college, a higher proportion of African American and Hispanics than Anglos (non-Hispanic whites) are kept out of college by its high cost. According to your textbook this is an example of: Selected Answer: a. Institutional discrimination Answers: a. Institutional discrimination b. Individual discrimination c. Individual prejudice d. Ideological racism Question 10 5 out of 5 pointsWhich of the following is considered an ethnic group? Selected Answer: b. Jewish American Answers: a. Native Americans b. Jewish American c. Black Americans d. Asian Americans Question 11 5 out of 5 points A belief that the wealthiest and most powerful groups are biologically the “most fit” is called: Selected Answer: b. Social Darwinism Answers: a. Institutional racism b. Social Darwinism c. Individual discrimination d. The one drop rule Question 12 5 out of 5 points Although minority group members face serious disadvantages due to the continuing reality of racial and ethnic inequality, for majority group members it means: Selected Answer: c. Confronting expressions of anger and frustration from people of color that many whites find difficult to understand Answers: a. Living in a society that practices as well as preaches equalityb. Living in a society where few minorities express frustration or anger over race relations c. Confronting expressions of anger and frustration from people of color that many whites find difficult to understand d. Living in a society that will probably continue to have stability in terms of race relations in the future Question 13 5 out of 5 points Racial and ethnic relations in the United States are: Selected Answer: b. Similar to other industrialized countries with diverse populations Answers: a. Not to be understood by comparing what has happened in different times and places b. Similar to other industrialized countries with diverse populations c. Better than industrialized countries with homogenous populations d. Unique among industrialized countries Question 14 5 out of 5 points Any group that is dominant in society or enjoys more than a proportionate share of the wealth, power, or social status in that society is a: Selected Answer: b. Majority group Answers: a. Powerful group b. Majority group c. Formal group d. Minority group Question 15 5 out of 5 pointsMajority and minority groups can be determined by all of the following except: Selected Answer: d. Occupation Answers: a. Sex b. Physical Disability c. Race or ethnicity d. Occupation Question 16 5 out of 5 points Ethnic groups are: Selected Answer: a. Based on social or cultural characteristics Answers: a. Based on social or cultural characteristics b. Based on citizenship c. Generally considered to be physically distinct in some way d. Generally not recognized by others as a distinct group Question 17 5 out of 5 points Any behavior by an individual that leads to unequal treatment because of race or ethnicity is called: Selected Answer: d. Individual discrimination Answers: a. Institutional racism b. Ideological prejudice c. Individual prejudiced. Individual discrimination Question 18 5 out of 5 points Any attitude, belief, behavior, or institutional arrangement that favors one race or ethnic group (usually a majority group) over another (usually a minority group) is called: Selected Answer: a. Racism Answers: a. Racism b. Individual discrimination c. Prejudice d. Ideological racism Question 19 5 out of 5 points In the book The Bell Curve, as discussed in your text book, scientific racism is evident in the claims: Selected Answer: d. That race is genetically linked to intelligence Answers: a. That whites are superior athletes as compared to other races b. That whites are genetically more likely to be healthy c. That whites are genetically more likely to be better architects d. That race is genetically linked to intelligence Question 20 5 out of 5 points An argument for continuing to ask people about race in the Census is that Selected Answer:b. Census data and other federal data on race permit the measurement of housing and education segregation and racial inequalities in income and employment Answers: a. There is no category that accurately measures multiracial people b. Census data and other federal data on race permit the measurement of housing and education segregation and racial inequalities in income and employment c. Multiracial people have often been measured in ways that are racist d. People often choose different categories for the same multiracial group Question 1 5 out of 5 points Adorno (1950) found that: Selected Answer: a. A person prejudiced against one group is likely to be prejudiced against other groups Answers: a. A person prejudiced against one group is likely to be prejudiced against other groups b. A person prejudiced against blacks is unlikely to be prejudiced against Jews c. A person prejudiced against Jews is unlikely to be prejudiced against blacks d. Conservatives are more likely to be prejudiced Question 2 5 out of 5 points Which of the following did Asch (1956) find in his studies of conformity? Selected Answer: d. Most people tend to conform to gain or keep the acceptance of others Answers: a. Confederates can mess up a research paper b. Most people fail to conform even under a great deal of pressurec. Most people will stick up for what they believe to be true even under extreme pressure to do otherwise d. Most people tend to conform to gain or keep the acceptance of others Question 3 5 out of 5 points Why are positive stereotypes a mixed blessing to groups to which they are applied? Selected Answer: a. They justify more negative stereotypes Answers: a. They justify more negative stereotypes b. They encourage members of the group to be themselves c. They free minorities from stereotypical expectations d. They lead to development in minority communities Question 4 5 out of 5 points What is the difference between cognitive and affective prejudice? Selected Answer: d. Affective is what people like or dislike, while cognitive is what people believe is true Answers: a. Affective is what people like or dislike, while cognitive is how people are inclined to behave b. Cognitive is what people like or dislike, while affective is what people believe is true c. Cognitive is what people like or dislike, while affective is how people are inclined to behave d. Affective is what people like or dislike, while cognitive is what people believe is true Question 5 5 out of 5 points Which of the following are the three forms of prejudice mentioned in the text? [Show More]

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