Economics Mcqs
A minority group consists of______________?

A. Fewer people than the majority group
B. People distinguished by their physical or cultural traits
C. The hostile subcultures in the society
D. The most recently settled immigrants

Minority groups______________?

A. Constitute a subculture within the larger culture
B. Tend to show solidarity to each other
C. Exhibit clannish behavior
D. Practice cultural relativity

Which of the following processes includes isolation of the minority population ?

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

According to Gordon Allport,s theory of contact_______________?

A. Unequal status between groups reduces prejudice
B. Equal status between groups leads to reduced competition
C. Southern blacks and whites of the same social class have been driven further apart in recent years
D. Equal status between groups increases prejudice

Discrimination occurs_______________?

A. With prejudice
B. As a result of informal quotas
C. With or without accompanying prejudice
D. As a result of government rulings

The mechanisms of upward mobility of minorities did NOT include?

A. Internal economic development and specialization
B. Development of a middle class
C. Geographic concentration
D. A social caste system

Latino neighborhoods have prospered because________________?

A. Latinos have a strong sense of community
B. They are well organized politically
C. They try to use english instead of their native spanish
D. They have a common culture

A study of male identical twins one of whom had been castrated by accident during circumcision and treated as a little girl until puberty showed that_______________?

A. The castrated male still acted like a tomboy
B. The intact twin gradually became more “feminine”
C. The castrated twin was tidier than his brother but never played with dolls
D. All of the above