When Minority Groups Are Identified as a "Self-Conscious Social Group

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Multiple Choice

When minority groups are identified as a "self-conscious social group," this means

• A) they are always afraid that other people are looking at them.
• B) their members feel a social and psychological closeness with others like themselves.
• C) they sense that other people's attention is to be blamed for their suffering and burdens.
• D) they lack any real sense of identity as a group.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In research, it's the outcome of interest which researchers investigate how it's affected by one or more independent variables.

Male-centered Perspective

A viewpoint in research or analysis that prioritizes male experiences or positions, often at the expense of understanding female perspectives.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or intervention being tested, serving as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment on the experimental group.

Reliability

The consistency and stability of a measurement, test, or instrument over time, ensuring that repeated applications yield similar results.