Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a minority group?
A. a smaller population than the dominant group
B. a pattern of disadvantage or inequality
C. cultural practices that do not lead to success in the new country
D. a tendency to form intimate relationships with different groups
E. a recent immigrant to the new country
Answer: B
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A _______________ social movement seeks to turn back the hands of time to an earlier condition or state of being
a. reformist c. counter revolutionary b. revolutionary d. regressive
In the most recent period, critical issues for South Africa have included all but which of the following
a. the increasing number of whites populating the area. b. black on black violence. c. political and economic problems that plague the segregated homelands. d. the perpetuation of racial inequality in housing, education, employment, and healthcare.
A society in which different ethnic and racial groups are able to maintain their own cultures and life-styles even as they gain equality in the institutions of the larger society is a:
a. mass society b. melting pot c. pluralistic society d. totalitarian society
Which statement about proxemic communication is true?
A. People are generally aware of how they use personal space. B. Women always stand close, regardless of the degree of friendship with the person they are talking to. C. People who are sexually attracted to each other stand exceptionally close. D. Hispanic people tend to stand farther apart than do non-Hispanic people.