Economics Mcqs
In recent years there was an awakening of ethnic identity among the following groups__________________?

A. African americans
B. Hispanics
C. Native americans
D. All of the above

When a minority group accepts the culture of the dominant group it is called_______________?

A. Accommodation
B. Acculturation
C. Amalgamation
D. Assimilation

Racism is based on the belief (s) that_________________?

A. Groups inherit certain traits that are inferior
B. The dominant majority is the fittest from a darwinian point of view
C. Minority groups should not have access to wealth and power
D. All of the above

Admiration of power and intolerance of differences is linked to a_________________?

A. Democratic personality
B. Unprejudiced personality
C. Authoritarian personality
D. Totalitarian personality

The decline of unskilled factory jobs has increased black unemployment The situation is a result of______________?

A. Structural discrimination
B. Individual discrimination
C. Nature of life
D. Personal discrimination

According to Gordon Allport much prejudice is based on________________?

A. Economic competition among different groups
B. Equality of groups
C. Lack of human compassion
D. Plain ignorance

The Black movement to the urban North from the rural South was similar to______________?

A. The experience of the american indians
B. Immigration from europe
C. Moves of professionals from new york to los angeles
D. The arrival of the cuban middle class after castro

Stratification systems tend to________________?

A. Differentiate among people within societies
B. Equalize the status of people in a society
C. Oppress children and the old
D. Create conflict between old and young

The dominant group in a society is the one that is the_________________?

A. Most powerful
B. Subordinate
C. Largest
D. Oldest

Which of the following is NOT true of minority groups ?

A. They are recognizable by their visible ascribed traits or cultural customs
B. They are subject to differential treatment
C. They are not aware of their minority status
D. They are aware of a common group identity