The social or physical characteristics that mark the boundaries between groups are usually ______.
A. selected for their visibility and convenience
B. selected by the minority groups themselves
C. scientifically significant
D. selected for their biological importance
E. indicators of biological difference
Answer: A
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Focus on the ways in which people use religion to repress, constrain, and exploit others
a. Functionalists b. Symbolic interactionists c. Conflict theorists d. Action theorists
According to the author, religious pluralism is
a. found in almost every society in the world. b. rare, as one religion often dominates and is the official religion. c. typical for hunter-gather societies but not agricultural or industrial ones. d. a threat to social stability.
_______ refers to a type of social identity related to ancestry (perceived or real) and cultural differences which become effective or active in certain contexts.
A) ethnicity B) race C) ethnocentrism D) racism
What is sexism?
A. a female-dominated society that gives higher prestige and value to women than to men B. a system of beliefs that asserts the inferiority of one sex C. a society that gives higher prestige and value to men than to women D. subordination of women that is part of the everyday workings of social institutions