All states have _____ education laws that require children to attend school until they reach a specified age (usually age sixteen) or complete a minimum level of formal education (generally the eighth grade)
a. compulsory b. mandatory
c. required d. minimum
b
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Over the next 25 years, the ratio of retirement-age people to working-age adults will __________
a. fluctuate wildly b. stabilize c. decrease slightly d. decrease substantially e. undergo a substantial, steady increase
What does Conflict Theory fail to explain?
A. How minorities are pitted against each other in the labor market. B. The powerful spread of prejudice and discrimination. C. How social class and race relations are intertwined. D. How racism can continue without conscious ill will among the dominant group.
Surveys taken after Barack Obama, a self-identified African American, occupied the White House indicate that:
a. a slight majority of Americans expressed prejudice toward blacks, an increase since Obama's 2008 election. b. a signigicant minority of Americans expressed prejudice toward blacks, a decrease since Obama's 2008 election. c. whites believe that they benefit economically at the expense of blacks. d. blacks believe that they benefit economically at the expense of whites.
According to Lauer and Lauer (1986:50), ________ means "a promise of dedication to a relationship in which there is an emotional attachment to another person who has made the same promise."
A. equity B. expectation C. commitment D. reciprocity