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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Race Relations

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According to functionalist theory, race relations would stabilize if minorities were to merge into the dominant culture. What is the term for this?
  1. Assimilation
  2. Racial sameness
  3. Pluralism
  4. Melting Pot
  5. Divergence
Explanation
Answer: A - When minorities merge into the dominant culture’s social, economic, and cultural practices, it is called assimilation. Functionalists believe that stability can be maintained between ethnicities when they share similarities. Pluralism refers to the continued use of an individual’s own culture. The term melting pot encompasses the wide variety of ethnicities living in the United States.
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