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Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations
True or False
1
Race and ethnicity are socially constructed categories or labels.
A)
True
B)
False
2
2 Ethnic labels are often self-fulfilling in creating and sustaining ethnicity.
A)
True
B)
False
3
Prejudice does not always translate into discrimination.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Prejudice and discrimination are NOT important dimensions in ethnic stratification.
A)
True
B)
False
5
Institutionalized discrimination exists when discriminatory acts are sanctioned by cultural values, beliefs, laws, and norms.
A)
True
B)
False
6
Institutionalized discrimination acts in both informal and formal contexts.
A)
True
B)
False
7
Self-segregation of an ethnic subpopulation is easiest to maintain in urban, media-dominated societies.
A)
True
B)
False
8
The civil rights movement achieved total success in integrating a substantial number of African Americans into mainstream society.
A)
True
B)
False
9
Segregation is the most intense form of discrimination.
A)
True
B)
False
10
As a biological phenomenon, race is rather trivial; however, as a sociological phenomenon, it is a very significant marker of ethnicity.
A)
True
B)
False
11
Selective inclusion is a discriminatory process that also has elements of exclusion.
A)
True
B)
False
12
Discrimination in one institutional sphere generally leads to discrimination in other spheres.
A)
True
B)
False
13
Institutionalized discrimination determines the kinds and shares of resources received by members of an ethnic subpopulation.
A)
True
B)
False
14
Marginal participation in specialized economic niches is most likely when an ethnic population is large.
A)
True
B)
False
15
Discrimination is the process of denying others access to valued resources.
A)
True
B)
False
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