Sociologist Oliver Cox suggested that African Americans were enslaved because:
a. of prejudice toward black-skinned people
b. they were the cheapest and best workers the owners could find for heavy labor in the mines and on plantations
c. they allowed themselves to be dominated
d. of the owed debts they were unable to pay
b
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The author tried to channel his anger by:
a. writing about it b. fighting back with violence c. hating white people d. dropping out of school and joining a gang
Irving Goffman’s frames enable individuals to _____, or bring clarity toward what is and is not important in the surroundings.
a. analyze frames b. focus attention c. articulate mechanisms d. transform functions
The objectivist approach to social problems says that people identify things as “problems” based on ______.
A. their ability to shorten life expectancy B. their ability to deteriorate the quality of life on a large scale C. the degree of felt concern over an identified issue D. all of these
The tobacco industry has been closely scrutinized in regard to its advertising practices, which many claim are deceptive. The U.S. surgeon general published a report in 1964 that clearly outlined the health dangers. In 1994, the government began what would become a decades long effort to prosecute the tobacco companies for fraud - criminal misrepresentation of the health issues and deliberate intent to deceive and cover up evidence about tobacco. Despite this, the tobacco industry continues to market tobacco products. In 2014, 50 years after the initial report, the industry agreed to publicly state that their advertising campaigns lied. Taken all together, this could be understood as a protracted case of ___________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).