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Which of the following does NOT constitute a minority group in American society?

A) African Americans
B) Gay and lesbian people
C) Males
D) People with physical disabilities

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A minority group can be seen as a group:

A) that has a relatively small share of society's rewards.
B) that is the numerically smallest group in society.
C) in which people can move in and out of easily.
D) a group that is endogamous.

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In a society with a high degree of stratification, we can be sure:

Porter called the host group the:

In the United States, Anglo-Americans are privileged because they:

_______________ techniques are commonly used only in societies where the prevailing system is not accepted by a significant part of the ________________.

When ethnic groups occupy a middle status between dominant and subordinate groups, they are referred to as:

Members of an ethnic group enter a society in large numbers for the first time.Their objective is to become part of the mainstream as quickly as possible.This is an example of a(n) __________ minority.

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of social stratification?

_____________ underlies all forms of stratification.

Ethnicity is linked to class status insofar as:

In the U.S., social mobility is limited because:

Most stratification systems:

Mexican Americans living in what is now the United States' southwest region ___________ after the Mexican-American War.

In general, where groups remain culturally or physically distinct, mobility between ethnic strata is:

Caste, as a form of stratification, is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Which group involuntarily migrated to the United States?

The Burakumin are considered to be descendants of a less human race in:

All of the following contribute to stratification EXCEPT:

Group B is different from the dominant group at the time of its entrance into Leutonia, a fictional multiethnic society.In a few generations, however, its members have blended almost imperceptibly into the mainstream and are hardly distinguishable from members of the dominant group.Group C is also different from the dominant group at the time of its entrance into Leutonia, but its members remain subordinated and are the constant targets of prejudice and discrimination.What assumption can be made about group C?