FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES MCX

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES (MCX)

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Question 1: Which of the following quotes is an example of ethnocentrism

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"I'm most comfortable in my own culture, but I don't have a problem with anyone else's" Question 2: Which of the following describes the conflict perspective to gender inequality?

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Capitalism and private ownership of the means of production are primary causes of economic and social inequalities between women and men in contemporary industrial societies Question 3: Which of the following theorist propose strengthening social institutions to combat gender inequality

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Functionalist Question 4: Which of the following statements is true regarding media and gender socialization?

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female characters who are supervisors or bosses are often portrayed as loud, bossy, and domineering on television and in time

Question 5: The process whereby the cultural attributes of diverse racial-ethnic groups are blended together to form a new society incorporating the unique contributions of each group is referred to as

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amalgamation

Question 6: Prejudice and discriminatory behavior directed at Jews is called

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anti-semitism Question 7: Which of the following would view families, schools and churches as being key institutions that should encourage minority acceptance of dominant U.S. cultural patterns?

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functionalist theorist Question 8: Which of the following statements most accurately describes the distinction between racial groups and ethnic groups

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Members of the same racial group may be made up of members of many different racial groups Question 9: According to the text, parents' selection of toys for their children

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helps to develop different types of skills and can encourage children to participate in gender-typed activities

Question 10: Racism in the United Sates is sometimes referred to as

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white racism Question 11: Conflict perspectives on racial and ethnic inequality are based on the assumption that

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economic stratification and unequal access to power place minority group members at a distinct disadvantage as compared to dominant group members

Question 12: Sociologist refer to the extent to which men and women are concentrated in different occupations and places of work as

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gender-segregated work Question 13: Racial separation and inequality enforced by custom is de jure segregation

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false

Question 14: State-sanctioned patriotic acts and rituals are examples of

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institutionalized discrimination Question 15: Mary works for a temporary employment agency as a clerical assistant. She earns minimum wage and the temp agency will offer medical ben. when she works full-time for 6 months consec. which is difficult to do

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dead end job Question 16: Functionalist, conflict theorist, and symbolic interactionists would all agree that

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The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse at a rapid rate Question 17: The first Asians to arrive in the United States in sizable numbers were from

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China Question 18: Which of the following theorist focu on micro-level process in reducing or eliminating gender inequality?

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Symbolic interactionist Question 19: Which of the following statements would a liberal feminist agree with?

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Gender inequality is rooted in gender role socialization, which perpetuates women's lack of equal rights and educational opportunities

Question 20: Which of the following refers to the power to discriminate at the organizational level based on one's sex?

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Institutional sexism Question 21: Stereotypes are generalizations about groups in society that are based in social facts ans scientifically established.

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false

Question 22: In regard to migration to the United States

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Mexicans have been allowed to the United States whenever there has been a need for agricultural workers Question 23: Actions or practices of dominant group members that have a harmful impact on members of subordinate groups are refereed to as

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discrimination Question 24: Which of the following statements is correct regarding the theory of racial formation?

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racial bias and discrimination are rooted in government actions such as the passage of welfare reform measures that have resulted in the unequal treatment of people of color Question 25: Which percentage of employed mothers are the sole bread winners for their families

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75% Question 26: Which of the following is an example of institutional discrimination

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A real estate agency has an unwritten policy that its agents are to show African Americans, and other people of color only those houses that are for sale in minority neighborhoods, so the agency will not loose repeat business from its affluent whites