MINORITIES

Question 1

_______ or remoteness people prefer in interactions with the other groups is referred to as _____ ______

Answer 1

closeness; social distance

Question 2

_____ knowing is the classification of others based on limited information both _____ and ______

Answer 2

categoric;

visually and verbally

Question 3

migration is the movement of people ____ and _____ of specific area:
within country
country to country

Answer 3

INTO and OUT

Question 4

______ is the movement of people OUT of country to settle into another

Answer 4

emigration

Question 5

immigration is the movement of people ____ a new country to take ____ _____

Answer 5

INTO; permanent residence

Question 6

a culturally and physically distinct group that experiences unequal treatment, ascribed status and practices endogamy

Answer 6

minority group

Question 7

ascribed status

Answer 7

status one is born into

Question 8

endogamy is the tendency to marry within group:
by _____ or
by _____ - social isolation

Answer 8

by choice or

by necessity

Question 9

a ____ group possesses various power and discrimination over subordinate ____ group

Answer 9

dominant; minority

Question 10

the categorization of large # of people sharing physical characteristics

Answer 10

race

Question 11

racism is asserted _____ of _____ race

Answer 11

superiority; one

Question 12

____ is shared ____ traits among large # of people within race/social group

Answer 12

ethnicity; cultural

Question 13

judging other ____ by standards of own culture is called ___

Answer 13

cultures; ethnocentrism

Question 14

cultural relativism evaluates ____ and ____ in context of that culture

Answer 14

beliefs; behavior

Question 15

group which individuals belong and feel loyal to

Answer 15

ingroup

Question 16

outgroup

Answer 16

all people who don’t belong to one’s ingroup

Question 17

social ___ theory holds ingroup members ___ their self image by considering their group ___ than others

Answer 17

identity; enhance; better

Question 18

a group someone may or may not belong to but ___ to when ____ themselves and their behavior is a ____ ____

Answer 18

refer; evaluating; reference group

Question 19

eurocentrism emphasizes _____ ______

• ____
• _____
• other humanities

Answer 19

western civilization;

• literature;
• history

Question 20

____ emphasizes ____ culture and its _____ on western civilization and behavior of american ____

Answer 20

afrocentrism; african; influence; blacks

Question 21

scientific method

Answer 21

process involving:

• observation
• measurement
• description
• theories
• gathering additional info

Question 22

___ are socially shared _____ about what is good, bad, desirable, etc

Answer 22

values; conceptions

Question 23

____ ____ is the ___ comparison based on simplistic categorizations and anachronistic judgments

Answer 23

dillingham flaw; inaccurate

Question 24

macrosocial theories focuses on ____ itself

Answer 24

society

Question 25

_____ _____ focuses only on ___ aspect within society

Answer 25

microsocial theories; one

Question 26

functionalist theory emphasizes various parts of society have functions (positive effects) that promote ____ and maintain ___

Answer 26

solidarity; stability

Question 27

manifest functions are ____ and ___ results

Answer 27

obvious; intended

Question 28

___ functions are ___ and unexpected functions

Answer 28

latent; hidden

Question 29

___ theory is a perspective emphasizing conflict as important ____ and ____ feature of life

Answer 29

conflict; influence; permanent

Question 30

a set of generalized ___ used to explain and ___ the interests of those who hold them is referred to as ___

Answer 30

beliefs; justify; ideology

Question 31

____ consciousness is holding attitudes that __ ___ ___ reflect the objective facts of the situation

Answer 31

false; do not accurately

Question 32

___ theory is a microlevel perspective emphasizing interpretations and ___ patterns in everyday life

Answer 32

interactionist; interaction

Question 33

symbolic interaction is symbols such as signs, ___ and ___ through which people ___ with one another

Answer 33

gestures; language; interact

Question 34

process when definitions of ___ are socially created, ___, internalized and then ____ __ ____ is considered social _______ of reality

Answer 34

reality; objectified, taken for granted; construction