Deck 11: The Segregation and Location of Groups in Cities

Question 1

Sociologists have identified four types of groups. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A) statistical
B) societal
C) psychological
D) associational

Answer 1

C

Question 2

__________ groups are formed not by the members themselves, but by social scientists.

A) Statistical
B) Societal
C) Associational
D) Psychological

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Members of __________ groups are aware of their similarities, but they do not interact nor do they have a formal organizational structure.

A) psychological
B) societal
C) social
D) associational

Answer 3

B

Question 4

__________ groups are usually unstructured and include friendships, cliques, members of a classroom, and neighborhood groups.

A) Associational
B) Societal
C) Psychological
D) Social

Question 5

__________ groups are organized and normally have a constitution and a formal structure with officers.

A) Societal
B) Statistical
C) Associational
D) Psychological

Question 6

Social scientists have identified three sets of factors that influence segregation. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

A) socioeconomic
B) ecological
C) voluntary
D) involuntary

Question 7

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the U.S. population was __________ percent white.

A) 57
B) 67
C) 77
D) 87

Question 8

__________ assimilation is a process whereby members of a group acquire the behavior, attitudes, sentiments, values, language, and history of the host society.

A) Structural
B) Social
C) Behavioral
D) Psychological

Question 9

__________ assimilation refers to the distribution of ethnic people through the social system of a society.

A) Psychological
B) Structural
C) Behavioral
D) Social

Question 10

A(n) __________ refers to the residential area of a city where an ethnic group has been involuntarily segregated.

A) ghetto
B) enclave
C) colony
D) neighborhood

Question 11

A(n) denotes an area where an ethnic group has voluntarily chosen to live in order to maintain the group's religion or culture.

A) colony
B) ghetto
C) neighborhood
D) enclave

Question 12

Some ethnic groups are distinctive but require only a moderate amount of assimilation. These groups are concentrated for only a single generation into areas called

A) ghettoes.
B) enclaves.
C) colonies.
D) neighborhoods.

Question 13

In the 2000 census, Asian Americans made up __________ percent of the total U.S. population.

A) 4.9
B) 6.9
C) 8.9
D) 10.9

Question 14

__________ Americans are the largest and most-segregated minority group in the United States.

A) Hispanic
B) Black
C) Asian
D) Native

Question 15

According to William Wilson, the black __________ is a heterogeneous grouping of families and individuals outside the mainstream of the American occupational system.

A) middle class
B) lower class
C) underclass
D) minority

Question 16

The segregation of status groups was among the first studied by urban sociologists.

Question 17

A charter groups is usually the last ethnic group to enter a territory.

Question 18

The melting-pot model argues that recent immigrants locate near the central business district, and as their socioeconomic status improves, they move to better housing in other parts of the city, often the suburbs.

Question 19

All Hispanic Americans share the same heritage.

Question 20

Race and ethnicity are social constructions.

Question 21

Identify and briefly describe each of the four types of groups identified by sociologists.

Question 22

List and briefly explain the three sets of factors that influence segregation.

Question 23

Compare and contrast the residential patterns of Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans.