Author Question: Which of the following best characterizes ethnic groups? a. A group of families living in a ... (Read 58 times)

Mr. Wonderful · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Which of the following best characterizes ethnic groups?

a. A group of families living in a well-defined geographical location.
b. A group of individuals who area, at some level, all biologically related to each other.
c. A group of people who all speak the same language.
d. A group of people who all seem to others to look like each other.
e. A group of people who view themselves as sharing an identity that separates them from others in society.

Question 2

In terms of political stability, state societies are:

a. The most unstable type of political system.
b. Necessarily vigilant at all times for signs of threat to elite authority.
c. Built on consensus with no need to solidify themselves through violent or coercive action.
d. Most effective when different ethnic groups are given opportunities to fully express their ethnic cultures.
e. Unlikely to survive when they have large populations of indigenous peoples.