Category: Race and Ethnicity

A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labeling theory

A. it distinguishes between biological and social factors
B. it denotes something fixed and unchanging
C. it is social category which has real effects on people’s lives
D. it enables comparisons between groups in different countries

A. Underlies the development of ethnic tensions
B. results in more well-defined norms and roles
C. divides managerial and line workers
D. none of the above

A. begins with the assumption that race is based on easily classified differences
B. considers race a social construct not an absolute
C. neither nor b
D. both a and b

A. political oppression
B. employment opportunities
C. food shortages
D. population pressures

A. can also be termed racial reconciliation
B. is the same as traditional racial prejudice
C. is a reflection of whites concern that further reductions in racial inequality will result in loss of the special status that whites in the United States have enjoyed over the years
D. has no impact on whites racial policy attitudes

A. assimilation
B. melting pot
C. cultural pluralism
D. multiculturalism

A. ethnic cleansing
B. institutional racism
C. genocide
D. scapegoating

A. gatekeeping
B. pluralism
C. assimilation
D. continued subjugation

A. are groups identified on cultural grounds
B. are based solely on nationality
C. occupy a small territory
D. unlike racial groups are socially constructed