Question

Sociology Multiply choice

1) The concept of a (n) _______________________ group refers to those who share a collective identity based on common ancestry and cultural characteristics such as language, foodways, and religion; whereas, _________________________ is concept that refers to a socially constructed category that is generally based on physical and other biological characteristics defined as important in the society.

A)	mulatto; ethnic

B)	ethnic; race

C)	racial; ethnic

D)	white ethnics; mulatto

2)Using Karl Marx’s language, the relatively small group of people in industrial societies who owns property and exploits the working class is referred to as _____________________.

A)	the owners

B)	the proletariat

C)	the landlords

D)	the bourgeoisie

3)__________________________ is the scientific study of human populations that includes the study of such things as population size; ratio of males to females in a population; average life expectancy of a population; and total fertility rate.

A)	metaphysical investigation

B)

ecology

C)	demography

D)	stenography

Answer 1

1. The concept of an ETHNIC group referes to those who share a collective identity based on common ancestry  and cultural characteristics such as language, foodways, and religion; whereas, RACE is a concept that refers to a socially constructed category that is generally based on physical and other biological characteristics defined as important in the society.

2. Using Karl Marx’s language, the relatively small group of people in industrial societies who owns property and exploits the working class is referred to as THE BOURGEOISIE

3. DEMOGRAPHY  is the scientific study of human populations that includes the study of such things as population size; ratio of males to females in a population; average life expectancy of a population; and total fertility rate.