Author Question: The essential characteristic of a minority group is: a. the differential treatment and exclusion ... (Read 58 times)

go.lag · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

The essential characteristic of a minority group is:

a. the differential treatment and exclusion its members' experience.
b. the differential but equal treatment its members' experience.
c. that its members receive racially- or ethnically-based scholarships.
d. its small size relative to the rest of society.
e. the members' desire to remain apart from the larger society.

Question 2

A functionalist would argue that families are structured to

a. devalue reproductive work.
b. maintain and perpetuate social inequalities.
c. replace the members of society who die.
d. foster racial divisions and boundaries.