Question

1. ______ occurs when each ethnic group or racial group in a country maintains its own culture, including language and sometimes a separate set of institutions.

Pluralism

Assimilation

Transnationalism

Genocide

2. The following statement about immigration in the U.S. is false:

About 13% of the current population is born outside the U.S.

Among the Black population, the foreign born have tripled in number since 1980.

About 40% of the current population is born outside the U.S.

Today, 8.7% of the U.S. Black population is foreign born, and about half are from the Caribbean.

3. Hispanics are currently the largest minority ethnic group in the United States.

True

False

4. Which of the following solutions addresses racism at the societal level?

global political pressures

education reform

positive contact

therapy

5. Assimilation is more likely to occur when the minority group is culturally similar to the dominant group.

True

False

Answer 1

1. The correct answer is Option A. Pluralism occurs when each ethnic group or racial group in a country maintains its own culture, including language and sometimes a separate set of institutions.

2. The correct answer is Option C. The statement that about 40% of the current population is born outside the U.S. is false.

3. The correct answer is True. Hispanics are currently the largest minority ethnic group in the United States.

4. The correct answer is Option B. Education reform addresses racism at the societal level.

5. The correct answer is True. Assimilation is more likely to occur when the minority group is culturally similar to the dominant group.