All of the following are characteristics of a minority except:

a. that a minority is necessarily less in number than the majority.
b. a minority has a distinctive cultural or physical trait that becomes part of the dominant group’s ideology that justifies the minority group’s lower status.
c. that membership in the minority group is assigned by others.
d. a minority holds or has access to a smaller share of desired goods, services, or privileges than the dominant group.


a. that a minority is necessarily less in number than the majority.

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a. interactionist b. conflict c. exchange d. functionalist

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In Christianity, there is the concept of the Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost / Holy Spirit). When Christians refer to a power greater than themselves, they are referring to some aspect of this God. When Gloria speaks of a greater power, she is speaking of:

a. La Llorona. b. Coatlicue. c. Guadalupe. d. Antigua, mi Diosa, the divine within.

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The creation of the Western gender binary can be attributed to ______.

A. findings in biological research B. histories of matriarchal traditions C. the group-oriented nature of Western society D. interpretations of the story of Adam and Eve E. an attempt to distinguish Western culture from Native culture

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Explain why research must be empirical in nature.

What will be an ideal response?

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