Assessment tests given to kids in fourth through eighth grade show that average reading and math scores are __________ for children in high-poverty schools compared to students in low-poverty schools.

A. higher
B. lower
C. about the same
D. not recorded


Answer: B

Sociology

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The Tea Party is an example of a social movement which has sought to bring about social change.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Research suggests that

a. ?having a gun in the home significantly increases the odds of homicide. b. ?having a gun in the home reduces the chances of being killed if one’s home is forcibly entered. c. ?strangers kill about half of all homicide victims. d. ?gun ownership increases the risk of homicide for African-American men but not for white men. e. ?none of the above

Sociology

___________theories of crime assume that all societies are in a process of constant change and that this dynamic process creates conflicts among various societal groups.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Sociology

Children appear to be a primary source of stress for many parents. This stress can get intense when the marriage itself is troubled and one parent enlists a child into a coalition against the other parent. This situation is referred to by systems theorists as ________.

A. co-parent alienation B. conflict assumption C. desertification D. triangulation

Sociology