Chapter 9-11 Quiz

Which of these systems allows for the most social mobility ?

Class

The behavior, customs, and norms associated with a class are known as:

Class Traits

Many Arab Americans face _______________, especially after 9/11.

Islamaphobia

What is the one defining feature of a minority group?

Lack of power.

In the United States, most people define themselves as

Middle Class

Speedy Gonzalez is an example of:

stereotyping

Scapegoat theory shows that

subordinate groups blame dominant groups for their problems; dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problem; some people are predisposed to prejudice (all of the above)

Which intergroup relationship is represented by the "salad bowl" method?

Pluralsim

Unlike Davis and Moore, Melvin Tumin believed that, because of social stratification, some qualified people were _______ higher-level job positions.

denied the opportunity to obtain

When Karl Marx said workers experience alienation, he meant that workers:

do not feel connected to their work.

Conflict theorists view capitalists as those who:

get rich while workers stay poor

Amalgamation is represented by the _____________ metaphor.

melting pot

Social Stratification is a system that:

ranks society members into categories

The GNI PPP figure represents

the average annual income of a country's citizens

Which statement represents stratification from the perspective of symbolic inter-activism?

After work ,Pat, a janitor, feels more comfortable eating in a truck stop than a French restaurant

Which subordinate group is often referred to as the "model minority?"

Asian Americans

Ethnicity describes shared:

Beliefs, Language, and religion

Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group?

Blacks under apartheid in South Africa

Based on Meritocracy, a physician's assistant would

Earn a payrasie for doing excellent work

Which person best illustrates opportunities for upward social mobility in the United States?

First-generation college student

Why did most white ethnic Americans come to the United States?

For a better life, and to escape oppression

Which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance?

Genocide

Which factor makes caste systems closed?

People can not change their social standings

Which graphic concept best illustrates the concept of social stratification?

Pyramid

Stereotypes are based on:

Race,Gender, ethnicity

What doctrine justified legal segregation in the South?

Separate but equal

The basic premise of the Davis-Moore thesis is that the unequal distribution of rewards in social stratification:

Serves a purpose in society

Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it?

The Bracero Program

Which factor makes caste systems open?

They allow movement between classes

What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the United States?

They are the only group that did not come here as immigrants

The racial term "African American" can refer to:

-a black person living in the United States -people whose ancestors came to the United States through the slave trade -a white person who originated in Africa and now lives in the United States

Which statement illustrated low status consistency?

A college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in its first year

Which of the following scenarios is an example of intragenerational mobility?

A executive belongs to a different class than her parents.

Structural Mobility occurs when

a large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes