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WorksheetsSOC 9.2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these means “The blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society.”
Assimiliation
Cultural Pluralism
Subjugation
Genocide
Which of these means “The desire of a group to maintain some sense of identity separate from the dominant group.”
Assimiliation
Cultural Pluralism
Subjugation
Genocide
Which of these means “The denial of equal access to the benefits of society for a minority group.”
Assimiliation
Cultural Pluralism
Subjugation
Genocide
What are the FOUR patterns of assimilation observed in US social history?
Anglo-conformity
Melting pot/tossed salad
Cultural Pluralism
Accommodation
De facto subjugation
What are the THREE patterns of racial & ethnic conflict identified in sociology?
Genocide
Population Transfer
Subjugation (de facto or de jure)
Melting pot
Cultural Pluralism
Scenario: Shari’s parents immigrated to the US from India when she was still a baby. Now an adult, Shari is married to a native-born white American, speaks only English at home & work, and enjoys cheering for the local football team. Which of these terms best describes Shari’s experience as a minority in America?
Cultural pluralism
De jure segregation
Anglo-conformity
Accommodation
Between 1830-1837, the US Federal government forced approximately 46,000 native Americans to leave their ancestral homelands in the southeastern states to go to new reservations in present-day Oklahoma. This event is popularly known as “The Trail of Tears” & included the deaths of 2,000-6,000 people. Which of these terms best describes this event in American social history?
Melting pot
Genocide
Population transfer
De facto segregation
This map shows the racial composition of neighborhoods in Philadelphia. African Americans & Hispanics are not legally segregated in Philly but most neighborhoods are >75% one race. Which of these terms best describes their situation, based on the map.
Genocide
De facto segregation
De jure segregation
Anglo-conformity
This sign from a beach in South Africa declares “by order [of the] secretary” that the beach is a “white area.” Which of these terms best describes the situation in South Africa prior to 1994?
De facto segregation
De jure segregation
Assimilation
Cultural pluralism
After World War II, the Polish & Soviet governments forced large numbers of ethnic Germans to leave their territories. This is an example of...
Genocide
Population transfer
De facto segregation
Anglo-conformity
In 1994, people of the Hutu ethnicity in Rwanda killed thousands of ethnic Tutsi Rwandans in an attempt to make Rwanda 100% Hutu. This is an example of...
genocide.
population transfer.
de facto subjugation.
Anglo-conformity.
Jose is 2nd-generation immigrant to the USA (his parents immigrated from Mexico before he was born). While Jose & his parents continue to celebrate many Mexican traditions such as tamales & menudo at Christmastime and prefer Mexican music, Jose himself speaks English without any difficulty and has no difficulty getting a job or into college. This is an example of...
Anglo-conformity
Cultural pluralism (tossed salad)
Genocide
Accommodation
During the boom building years of suburbs, many residential neighborhoods had "homeowners' covenants" that restricted sale of any homes to non-whites. Since these covenants were legally-binding contracts enforced by the courts, this was a kind of...
de jure segregation.
de facto segregation.
The first thanksgiving feast, held in Plymouth colony in 1621, included foods such as...
Mashed potatoes
Coffee
Venison
Apple pie
