A pattern of intergroup relations in which a minority group either is forced, encouraged, or voluntarily seeks to blend into the majority population, and eventually disappears as a distinct people within the larger society, is referred to as:

a. absorption
b. affirmative action
c. amalgamation
d. assimilation


D

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

__________explains ethnic struggles as economic exploitation of minority groups

A) Functionalist theory B) Conflict theory C) Social interactionist theory D) Ecological theory

Sociology

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a. fertility rates. b. poor families. c. family strengths. d. socialization patterns.

Sociology

Analyze the impact of ascriptive characteristics such as race, education, and gender in the occupational structure of our society.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology