Exam 1: The Study of Minorities

Social distance refers to how far away your relatives and friends live.

Which of the following is an example of an ascribed status?

Jessica is a woman who lives in the United States where females outnumber males. She is __________.

Manifest functions are better than latent functions.

The adjustment from stranger to neighbor moves along a continuum without friction.

Mills states that an issue is a public matter when it is __________.

Bill believes that assimilation is the key to understanding racial and ethnic differences and that economic equality will follow. His views are in line with __________ theory.

Ethnicity is __________.

A sociologist who investigates how people interpret the situations they are in is probably a(n) __________.

Compare and contrast the three major sociological perspectives in studying minorities. What is the value in having all three theories? Use examples to show the power of each.

Social identity theory helps explain __________.

Conflict theorists believe that the North Korean communist regime __________.

Since strangers experience a "lack of historicity," they often observe things that go unnoticed by the natives, such as natives' customs, social institutions, appearances, and lifestyle.

A __________ perspective focuses on who benefits from a particular situation.

When Americans say "hello" or "how are you?" this is an example of __________.

The adjustment from stranger to neighbor is __________.

Strict new laws enacted in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the U.S. in the 1990's resulted in a marked increase in __________.

Many people still call the United States a great melting pot where people of all races, religions, and nationalities come to be free and to improve their lives.

Using examples, explain the major difference between macrosocial theories and microsocial theories.

Ranking __________ is an excellent technique for evaluating how perceptions of similarity attract closer interaction patterns.