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CHAPTER FOUR
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following statements is true about gender identity?
d. Transgendered people identify with a gender that matches their biological body.
2. Regan is a U.S. American student studying in London. It upsets him sometimes when other
students in his class assume that he is British. He frequently interacts with these British
students and shares his American background and experiences. These interactions have had a
profound influence on how he sees himself and has helped him develop a stronger sense of
his American national identity. This scenario exhibits that identities are _____.
a. multiple
3. Typically, _____ identity includes self-identification, knowledge of a group’s traditions,
customs and values, and a feeling of belonging to that group.
d. religious
4. Individuals who define themselves in part in relation to their roots outside the United States
are often called _____.
a. global nomads
5. Our _____ identity is determined by our height, weight, sex, age, and other corporeal
characteristics.
d. gender
6. A person who wears a crucifix around his or her neck is probably communicating his or her
_____ identity.
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*c. religious
d. class
7. “Trailer park trash” and “White trash” are terms used to mark _____ differences in U.S.
society.
a. ethnic
8. James, a U.S. citizen working in France, loves to talk about the United States with his French
colleagues. He talks to them about how there is more freedom and economic opportunity in
America than elsewhere. In this scenario, James is enacting his _____ identity.
d. class
9. Belle is from South Carolina. She is proud that she speaks with an accent and has no real
desire to visit or live in the West. In this scenario, Belle is affirming her _____ identity.
a. ethnic
10. The stage of minority identity development characterized by the lack of exploration of
ethnicity is known as _____.
a. conformity
11. Manuel accepts the values and attitudes of the majority culture. Although he is Mexican
American, he is often embarrassed by other members of his group. He has a strong desire to
assimilate into the mainstream. Manuel is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity
development.
d. integration
12. Which of the following is a salient feature of the unexamined identity stage of minority
identity development?
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b. An individual has a strong sense of his or her own group identity and an appreciation for
other cultural groups.
c. An individual realizes that racism and other forms of oppression occur but tries to redirect
his or her anger in more positive ways.
d. An individual has a secure sense of identity and wants to eliminate all forms of injustice
including oppression aimed at his or her own group.
13. Which of the following statements is true about the conformity stage of minority identity
development?
a. An individual strongly endorses his or her own group and all the values and attributes
associated with it and rejects the values and norms associated with the dominant group.
14. In the _____ stage of minority identity development, individuals may reject the values and
norms associated with the dominant group while embracing all the attitudes and values
attributed to his or her own group.
d. integration
15. Bertina, a Native American, believes that Navajo customs and traditions provide the most
effective responses to everyday issues. She rejects Western medicine when she is sick and
refuses to be cured by anyone but a traditional healer. Bertina is probably in the _____ stage
of minority identity development.
a. conformity
16. A person with a strong sense of his or her own group identity and an appreciation of other
cultural groups is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.
a. unexamined identity
17. Vivian, an African American, is proud to be Black. She admires, however, many Latin
Americans’ emphasis on family and applauds the successes of many Asian Americans.
Vivian is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.
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b. conformity
c. resistance and separatism
d. unexamined identity
18. A person who is aware of some physical and cultural differences, but does not fear other
racial or ethnic groups or feel a sense of superiority is probably in the _____ stage of
majority identity development.
19. A person who does not question the basic racial inequities in society and who may even
believe that minority groups need help to assimilate is probably in the _____ stage of
majority identity development.
d. unexamined identity
20. Ted, a White American, doesn’t think of himself as being White. He knows that minority
groups are economically disadvantaged and supports educational efforts to expose
minorities to European music, art, and literature. Ted is probably in the _____ stage of
majority identity development.
a. resistance
21. When a person moves from blaming minority members for their conditions to blaming the
social system as a source of racial or ethnic problems, he or she is probably in the _____
stage of majority identity development.
a. acceptance
22. Dianna is comfortable being White although she can appreciate other groups. She recognizes
that prejudice and racism are factors in our society but also realizes that blame, guilt, or
denial does not really help in eliminating racism. Dianna is probably in the _____ stage of
majority identity development.
a. resistance
