By 2023 a majority of children (under 18 years of age) in the United States will be from a minority background. By what year will non-White ethnic groups surpass working-age Whites in number?
a. 2057
b. 2039
c. 2020
d. 2016
Answer: b. 2039
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Marginal firms where product demand is unstable, jobs characterized by poor working conditions, low wages, few opportunities for advancement, and little job security characterize the primary sector of the labor market
a. true b. false
Social identity theory suggests that individuals tend to ______________________
a. respond to life's situations based on group membership b. treat members of out-groups as a unified whole c. reserve feelings of empathy for in-group members d. reserve feelings of trust for in-group members e. all of the above
There is widespread agreement that family policy should
A) be non-existent since the family is a private institution. B) be aimed at families with problems rather than at all families. C) operate at a micro level. D) None of the first three has widespread agreement.
In interviews with the workers who changed jobs, Granovetter learned that the contacts who helped them land the job were most often an old friend, a former co-worker, or former employer. In addition, that contact was likely to be someone with whom that worker had maintained sporadic contact over the years. Granovetter called these
a. the division of labor. b. weak ties. c. strong ties. d. a social network.