While sociologists now agree that the idea of race is _____, many people still believe that humans can be divided into groups based on physically distinguishable characteristics
a. overly complicated
b. socially constructed
c. increasingly simplistic
d. genetically based
Answer: b. socially constructed
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a) 20 b) 30 c) 40 d) 50
What is the relationship between educational test scores (e.g. SAT and ACT) and social class? a. There is no relationship between educational test scores and income
b. As average family income goes up, so do SAT scores. c. SAT scores are unpredictable, regardless of parents' social class and income. d. Social class does not have much effect on SAT and ACT scores.
Joe works in an automobile assembly plant. He has no say in what types of cars are made or how the cars are made. This is an example of ______.
A. labeling theory B. the culture of poverty C. alienation D. dialectical materialism