Chapter 3 – Discrimination
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Sociologists refer to the conscious experience of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities as ________.
a. affirmative action
b. environmental justice
c. relative deprivation
d. redlining
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, Schaefer, Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 8/e, Test Bank
Chapter 1 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Members of a minority or subordinate group generally tend to ________.
a. marry outside their group
b. become a part of the group voluntarily and experience unequal treatment
c. be political equals of the majority group
d. share physical or cultural characteristics that differ from the majority group
Answer: d
Question Title: TB_01_01_Ranking Groups_Understand_LO 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how groups are ranked.
Topic: Ranking Groups
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: 2 – Moderate
2. Members of a minority or subordinate group generally marry within their group because ________.
a. members of the dominant group are often unwilling to marry them
b. they have a weak sense of group solidarity
c. it is illegal for subordinate group members to marry any of the dominant group members
d. subordinate group members who marry outsiders are considered as outcasts by their group
Answer: a
Question Title: TB_01_02_Ranking Groups_Understand_LO 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how groups are ranked.
Topic: Ranking Groups
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: 2– Moderate
3. Which of the following terms refers to minorities and the corresponding majorities that are socially set
apart because of obvious physical differences?
a. melting pot
b. ethnic group
c. racial group
d. segmented assimilation
Answer: c
Question Title: TB_01_03_Types of Groups_Remember_LO 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the different types of groups.
Topic: Types of Groups
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1 – Easy
4. Which of the following terms refers to a group that is set apart from others primarily because of its
national origin or distinctive cultural patterns?
a. privileged group
, Schaefer, Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 8/e, Test Bank
b. ethnic group
c. racial group
d. formal group
Answer: b
Question Title: TB_01_04_Types of Groups_Remember_LO 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the different types of groups.
Topic: Types of Groups
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1 – Easy
5. Ethnicity, a criterion for classifying minority groups, refers to ________.
a. racial differences
b. differences in physical and mental characteristics
c. cultural differences
d. genetic variations
Answer: c
Question Title: TB_01_05_Types of Groups_Remember_LO 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the different types of groups.
Topic: Types of Groups
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty: 1 – Easy
6. Robert is a non-Hispanic White American. He is heterosexual, has good educational qualifications, and
is a Roman Catholic. Robert also belongs to a minority group. Which of the following is a reason for his
minority-group status?
a. race
b. sexual orientation
c. gender
d. religious affiliation
Answer: d
Question Title: TB_01_06_Types of Groups_Apply_LO 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the different types of groups.
Topic: Types of Groups
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty: 2 – Moderate
7. Sociologists consider Jewish Americans as an ethnic group rather than as members of a religious faith
because ________.
a. their culture is yet to be studied in theology
b. culture is an important defining trait for them
c. of the exercise of segregation in U.S. cities
d. they do not have any unique physical features that distinguish them from other groups
, Schaefer, Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 8/e, Test Bank
Question Title: TB_01_07_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: 2 – Moderate
8. Women differ from other minority groups in that ________.
a. there is little in-group marriage among women
b. there is no sense of solidarity between women
c. they are the only minority group that is treated equal to the dominant group
d. they voluntarily become members of a subordinate group
Answer: a
Question Title: TB_01_08_Types of Groups_Analyze_LO 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the different types of groups.
Topic: Types of Groups
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty: 3 – Difficult
9. Which of the following is true of races?
a. They are determined by blood type.
b. They can be pure and distinct when certain characteristics are considered.
c. They are groupings based on scientific evidences.
d. They are socially constructed.
Answer: d
Question Title: TB_01_09_Does Race Matter?_Understand_LO 1.3
Learning Objective: 1.3: Explain what is meant by race being socially constructed.
Topic: Does Race Matter?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: 2 – Moderate
10. Research shows that differences in intelligence scores between Blacks and Whites are almost
eliminated when ________.
a. they take the exam in a familiar environment
b. adjustments are made for social and economic characteristics
c. spelling and grammar are not counted for
d. Blacks are given more time than Whites to complete the test
Answer: b
Question Title: TB_01_10_Does Race Matter?_Understand_LO 1.3
Learning Objective: 1.3: Explain what is meant by race being socially constructed.
Topic: Does Race Matter?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty: 2 – Moderate
11. Studies by researchers Herrnstein and Murray on IQ showed that ________.
a. a larger part of IQ is inheritable
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