A person who does not hold prejudicial beliefs but caves into pressures from others to discriminate is, in Robert Merton's classification, a(n):
a. timid bigot
b. reluctant liberal
c. all weather bigot
d. all weather liberal
b. reluctant liberal
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The leader of the community controls the schedule and all other aspects of members' lives, and their activities largely revolve around prayer, meditation, and other spiritual work. Louise has entered a __________. a. segmented labor market b. feral environment c. total institution d. partial institution
What is recidivism?
A. the extortion of funds in exchange for "protection" B. the conflict that occurs between the elites and minority groups C. returning to prison after already serving a prior term D. an act that marks an offender as deviant
What are "global cities"?
A. cities that are home to companies that provide services that are strategic to the global economy B. cities that do not recognize a single "official" language C. cities whose population is made up of more than 50 percent immigrants or children of immigrants D. cities that have no immigration restrictions or trade barriers for companies that are based in them
Quincia is studying how of the lack of comprehensive sex education is affecting a small, rural town in North Dakota. She spends two months in the town, observing and interviewing the townspeople. Quincia is conducting a _____.
a. Experiment b. Ethnography c. Case study d. Secondary data analysis