Unit 7 Quiz by Abigail Hill

Question 1

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:27:43 UTC

The correct answer is "A minority group is considered a subordinate group in society." This is the only true statement about a minority group. A majority group has more power. There is not equal treatment of both minority and majority groups. Just because there are less people in a minority group doesn't mean that a dominant group has more people.

Question 2

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:29:43 UTC

The correct answer is stereotypes. An exaggerated description of everyone in a particular category is not prejudice, discrimination, or segregation.

Question 3

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:34:48 UTC

The correct answer is A+B+C=D

Amalgamation is combining and unifying. If you merge three things then you get a whole new thing. An example of a minority group and a majority group combining to form a new group.

Question 4

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:38:34 UTC

The correct answer is A + B + C = A

The equation best represents assimilation.

Assimilation is when a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominating culture in which they are living. So, the equation could represent how they conform to the culture in the society which they are living.

Question 5

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:40:32 UTC

The correct answer is several African American athletes choose to kneel during the national anthem to make a unified stand. They are in a minority group and share an identity with the others in their group.

Question 6

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:42:27 UTC

The correct answer is Angela's ethnicity. Angela refers to herself as Mexican American. This represents ethnicity. It is not her race, religion, or biological features.

Question 7

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:44:37 UTC

The correct answer is genocide. Ratko Mladic executed an entire group of people just because they were Muslim. This is genocide.

Question 8

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:46:55 UTC

The correct answer is a child is born into a family that is considered Indian American, and this child is now Indian american. This child has no choice of being in a minority group because he or she was born into it.

Question 9

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:49:27 UTC

The correct answer is that children are able to understand discrimination and its negative impact and consequences. When Jane Elliot conducted her famous experiment it taught her students to empathize with those that are different. The blue/brown eye experiment should be taught in every school.

Question 10

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:51:08 UTC

The correct answer is power. A minority group has less power. They do not necessarily have less children, skills, or traditions.

Question 11

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:53:47 UTC

The correct answer is the new country will define Sofia's race in a different manner. While she was an American citizen she was considered African American. When Sofia moves to another country she will still have African associated to her race but she will no longer be American.

Question 12

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:57:29 UTC

The correct answer is she is demonstrating prejudice. By saying she hates all French people because she met one French person who was rude, she has now grouped all French people into the same category.

Question 13

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 14:58:45 UTC

The correct answer is the blacks are the minority group. In south Africa they had little power. By having no power they were the minority.

Question 14

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 15:02:46 UTC

The correct answer is she proved that discrimination is real and has consequences. This is the real reason why so many from her small town in Iowa did not like her blue/brown eye experiment. In a small town people are usually all acquainted, attend the same church, and societal functions. More than likely they did not want to admit that there was a problem within their society.

Question 15

abigail1213258_ — 2023-11-08 15:05:30 UTC

The correct answer is pluralism. Pluralism is like a tossed salad bowl instead of a melting pot. Pluralism is a system of two or more groups, authorities, or principles that coexist.