Sociology Semester REVIEW - U7-8 (Herrion)

Sociologists argue that race is which of the following?

• biological

• not important in society

• socially constructed

• genetic

People may think of themselves as an ethnic group when they have which of these things in common?

• shared physical characteristics

• customs

• all of the above

• common DNA

What is the deliberate killing of an entire group of people or nation?

• amalgamation

• assimilation

• genocide

• segregation

Pluralism can be represented by which of the following equations? 

• A+B+C = A

• A+B+C = A+B+C

• A+B+C=D

• None of the above

In response to repression, a minority group may do which of the following?

• withdraw from the repression

• all of the above

• violently resist the repression 

• submit to the repression

In order to assimilate, a minority group may do which of the following?

• Retain their traditions

• Combine with another group to form a new group

• Adopt the dress of the dominant group

• Withdraw from society

What is the social and physical separation of a category of people?

• segregation

• amalgamation

• genocide

• assimilation 

The Holocaust is an example of which of the following?

• The Salad Bowl Theory

• The Melting Pot Theory

• genocide

• assimilation

A minority group has less/fewer of what than a dominant group?

• power

• traditions

• children

• skills

Hate crimes occur because of which of the following? 

• amalgamation

• racism

• segregation

• assimilation