Which One of the Following Statements About Minority Status Is

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about minority status is false ?

• A)A minority may be the numerical majority in a society.
• B)Minorities do not enjoy the freedom or the privilege to move within the society in the same way that members of the dominant group do.
• C)People that belong to a minority group are treated as a category, not as individuals.
• D)Minority status is a sociological term that applies exclusively to racial and ethnic groups.

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Definitions:

Maturity Matching

Matching the maturities of debt used to finance assets with the lives of the assets themselves. The debt would be amortized such that the outstanding amount declined as the asset lost value due to depreciation.

Ex Post

An analysis or consideration of events after they have happened, focusing on actual results rather than forecasts.

Asset Lives

The estimated useful life of an asset, determining over what period the asset's cost will be depreciated or amortized.

Compensating Balances

Minimum account balances that a borrower must maintain as part of a lending agreement, often used to offset a portion of the bank's cost in providing the loan.