Intro to Race and Ethnicity SOCIOLOGY MR. SCHEEL p. 121-123 1. What is a dominant group? 2. Give an example of a dominant group in the United States.
3. What is a minority group? 4. How are minority groups characterized in the United States?
5. Explain the concept of race.
6. What interests sociologoists about race?
7. List the five primary racial groups of the United States.
8. Explain the minority racial makeup of the United States in terms of what groups compose U.S racial characteristics and how much of the U.S population is composed of minority races.
9. What is a ethnic group?
10. Explain the difference between an ethnic group and a minority group.
11. Give a brief description of the ethnic makeup of the United States in terms of what ethnic groups compose the majority of the U.S cultural makeup.
12. What are the four characteristics of a minority group?
13. What is a ascribed status?
14. Describe group solidarity.
15. What is Endgamy?