Explain what multigenerational punishment is and how it shows up in the lives of immigrant populations in the United States.
What will be an ideal response?
May include the following:
a. multigenerational punishment: legal sanction intended for undocumented immigrants negatively impact the lives of U.S. citizens
b. constant fear of deportation, lack of access to healthcare and higher education, inability to obtain drivers’ licenses, inability to travel or obtain legal employment, social isolation and marginalization, etc.
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The latent function of formal education is to teach knowledge and skills, such as writing, reading, and arithmetic
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is a social science?
A. geology B. chemistry C. physics D. political science
What quality did Max Weber stress as being the hallmark of social research?
A) subjective assessment B) sympathetic understanding C) value neutrality D) capital investment
In Peek's study of Muslim Americans after 9/11, what was the relationship between young adults' embracement of a Muslim identity and their going off to college?
a. college was a time to learn about new religions and many Muslims rejected their Muslim identity during these years. b. they encountered so much prejudice and discrimination in college that they found themselves hanging out exclusively with other Muslims. c. college was a time when they re-discovered their Muslim roots and were more likely to seek out friends who were Muslims. d. none of the people who Peek interviewed attended a college with a Muslim student organization, so it was unlikely for them to meet others like themselves.