Practice Sociology Final Assessment

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Ethnocentrism is:

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The tendency to view one’s own culture and group as superior.

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Ethnicity refers to:

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A category of people who share inherited physical characteristics and who are perceived by others as being a distinct group.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Minority Group? Membership to the group is an ascribed status. Group members tend to share a strong bond and sense of loyalty. Group members are treated equally by the dominant group. The group possesses identifiable physical or cultural characteristics that differ from those of the dominant group.

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Group members are treated equally by the dominant group.

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Which of the following is NOT a stereotype? Asian people are smart. Italians have large families and like to eat. African Americans are good athletes.

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People of Iranian descent are considered Persian.

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Xenophobia is:

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The fear or hatred of foreigners.

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Which minority group is the only group in the U.S. to have lived on reservations?

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American Indians

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How were Cesar Chavez and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. similar?

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Both were considered radical leaders in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Many Cuban Americans came to the U.S.:

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As a result of the Communist Revolution in Cuba.

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All of the following EXCEPT ______________ are considered Hispanic: Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans.

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Brazilians

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The Fourteenth Amendment:

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Made sure that African Americans were recognized as citizens.