Factors Influencing Identity Construction Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT considered a factor that can construct a person's identity?

  • Race
  • Favorite TV show (correct)
  • Gender and sexuality
  • Nationality

How did race determine fundamental aspects of life in the U.S. prior to the 1950s and 1960s?

  • Race determined whether a person could legally own another person as property.
  • Race determined whether citizens could vote and with whom they could associate.
  • Race determined where people went to school and other aspects of life.
  • All of the above (correct)

What does the text say about the relationship between political parties and political identity?

  • Political parties seek to cultivate partisan loyalty among their members. (correct)
  • Political parties do not benefit from the political identity of their members.
  • Belonging to a political party is simply a voting decision for many voters.
  • Partisan affiliation does not signify membership in a group that defines a worldview and common values.

What does the text say about the relationship between economic class and political identity?

<p>A person's economic circumstances frequently condition their interests, outlook and life prospects. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was NOT a factor that determined eligibility to immigrate to the United States between 1924 and 1965?

<p>Socioeconomic status (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a factor that can construct a person's identity?

<p>A person's favorite sports team (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a subculture?

<p>A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores, folkways, and values which differ from the larger society (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a counter-culture?

<p>A group whose values and norms place it at odds with mainstream society or actively rejects dominant cultural values and norms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between high culture and popular culture?

<p>High culture refers to the set of cultural products, mainly in the arts, held in the highest esteem by a culture, while popular culture is based on the tastes of ordinary people rather than an educated elite (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is political identity related to group affiliation?

<p>Political identity is always associated with a group affiliation and describes the ways in which being a member of a particular group might express specific political opinions and attitudes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which social movements in the 1960s sought to dismantle inequalities in the dominant culture?

<p>The Civil Rights movement, the modern Feminist movement, and the Gay rights movement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between culture and political identity?

<p>Political identity is almost always associated with a group affiliation and describes the ways in which being a member of a particular cultural group might express specific political opinions and attitudes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do factory workers have in common according to the text?

<p>A shared set of interests, hardships and goals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key distinction made by colonial societies according to the text?

<p>The distinction between native subjects and European settlers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of anthropology according to the text?

<p>The study of human behavior and societies in the past and present (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of sociology according to the text?

<p>Both (a) and (b) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key distinction made by colonial societies based on 'custom and culture' according to the text?

<p>The distinction between 'the native' and the European colonist (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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