A. structural discrimination
B. attitudinal discrimination
C. individual discrimination
D. elitist discrimination
Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs
The most recent view of black family problems is that they are a result of……………?
A. biology
B. the heritage of slavery
C. historic events of recent years
D. none of the above
Pluralist societies depend upon one of the following for their existence……………?
A. immigration
B. colonization
C. conquest
D. coexistence
As of the late 1990s…………….?
A. black unemployment was the same as that of whites
B. blacks and whites had the same average income
C. blacks and whites graduated from college at the same rate
D. at least 40 percent of blacks were squarely in the middle class
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
To assign uniform characteristics to an entire group of people without allowing for individual differences is called………….?
A. prejudging
B. characterizing
C. stereotyping
D. discriminating
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