The systematic annihilation or attempted annihilation of a people based on their presumed race or ethnicity is called ________.
A) homicide
B) genocide
C) population transfer
D) manslaughter
Question 2Why do rational-legal and traditional authorities take careful precautions in opposing charismatic leaders?
A) Charismatic leaders have more followers than traditional or rational-legal leaders.
B) Charismatic leaders create a greater degree of social stability.
C) Charismatic leaders direct followers according to personal preference.
D) Charismatic leaders are usually mentally unstable.
Question 3Why do sociologists classify females as a minority group?
A) Women are outnumbered by men in virtually every society.
B) Women are not as physically strong as men.
C) Men perform the most difficult and dangerous work in most societies.
D) Women are discriminated against because of their physical characteristics.
Question 4The massacre of Native Americans in the 1800s, the extermination of the Jews in Nazi Germany, and the slaughter of the Tutsis in Rwanda are all examples of ________.
A) compurgation
B) genocide
C) primogeniture
D) sublimation
Question 5What classification or terminology do sociologists apply to women that describe their inability to gain equal access to power, property, and prestige?
A) the glass escalator
B) radical feminism
C) a counterculture
D) minority group
Question 6What is the literal translation of the word charismatic based on its Greek origin?
A) It means a nation of laws, not men.
B) It means a gift freely and graciously given.
C) It means government by the people.
D) It means those who are divinely chosen.
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