Chapter 14 Practice Quiz

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. The persuasion of subordinates to accept the ideology of the dominant group by mutual accommodations that nevertheless preserve the rulers' privileged position is known as _______.

hegemony correct incorrect

coercion correct incorrect

domination correct incorrect

phenomenation correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Civic and ethnic nations, as conceived of by Anderson in 1983, are both _______.

concrete examples correct incorrect

imagined communities correct incorrect

concrete communities correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. The violence that results from the way that political and economic forces structure risk for various forms of suffering within a population is known as _______.

structural violence correct incorrect

social inequality correct incorrect

naturalizing discourse correct incorrect

alienation correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. In the traditional view, the difference between classes and castes is that _______.

classes are open, whereas castes are closed correct incorrect

classes are achieved, whereas castes are ascribed correct incorrect

classes are independent, whereas castes are interdependent correct incorrect

classes are contemporary, whereas castes are historic correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. The systematic oppression of one or more socially defined "races" by another socially defined "race," which is justified in terms of the supposedly inherent biological superiority of the rulers and the supposed inherent biological inferiority of those they rule is called _______.

colourism correct incorrect

racism correct incorrect

slavery correct incorrect

discrimination correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is an example of the social construction of race?

The global push for skin lightening and cosmetic surgery correct incorrect

Incidents of under and over-policing of visible minorities correct incorrect

The designation of who is Indigenous under the Indian Act correct incorrect

Differing economic opportunities for visible minorities in North America correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. The positioning of different ethnic groups in Canada was referred to by John Porter as the_______.

melting pot correct incorrect

hegemonic doctrine correct incorrect

vertical mosaic correct incorrect

clandestine doctrine correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is/are a cost of inequality?

Reduction of trust correct incorrect

Reduction of social capital correct incorrect

Increase of violence correct incorrect

Reduction in community feeling correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a part of the shift from cottage-based to factory-based production systems in the Industrial Revolution in England?

Use of stand-alone power sources like the steam engine correct incorrect

Extensive use of clocks and records to control the workforce correct incorrect

Rural workers moving into cities to work correct incorrect

Developing new types of work and work organization correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. The development of solidarity among workers, as envisaged by Marx, could be fostered between classes though individual relationships known as_______.

naturalizing discourse correct incorrect

hermeneutics correct incorrect

caste correct incorrect

clientage correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Naturalizing discourses happen in part because of the impact of social categories on a person's life chances.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Class solidarity might be undercut by clientage relationships that tie individuals together over the group.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The caste system in India is internally harmonious because of its consistent social
structure.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Human biological skin colour variation corresponds to stable boundaries of human
populations.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Racialization of subordinate ethnic groups reflects their perceived impact on dominant ethnic groups.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Globalization has made the perception of human rights more complex to define and
order.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The culture of human rights, with an individual focus, is considered by anthropologists to be a more ethical solution to human suffering.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. It is possible to have a universal conception of human rights that will be able to handle local grievances effectively.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Members of the Indonesian middle class define themselves by what they consume, not by what they earn.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Canada has no history of colonialism.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect