Scarpitti and Andersen argued that labelling _____ as mentally ill made it less likely that other people in society would challenge the existing privilege characteristics of economic, social, and political institutions

a. psychotics
b. political dissidents
c. homosexuals
d. women


Answer: c. homosexuals

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Peripheral areas of the capitalist world-economy tend to be economically specialized in terms of

a. manufacturing using advanced technology b. raw materials production for export c. high-cost industrial products d. diversified capitalist farming

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The "spatial payoffs" of upward mobility are lower for blacks than for whites because of racial segregation. This statement is confirmed by the fact that _____________

a. the proportion of blacks who are lower income is much greater than the proportion of whites at those levels?therefore, the typical better-off black household, unable to move into an integrated or white neighborhood at its own class level, is forced to live in a black neighborhood in which many lower-class blacks also live b. the proportion of blacks willing to leave "mostly-black" neighborhoods is far greater than the proportion of whites willing to reside in "mostly-black" neighborhoods c. per square foot, blacks pay much more than whites for housing d. compared to their overall incomes, blacks pay less for housing than for whites e. none of the above

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_____________ is a system of ranking individuals based on wealth, power or prestige

a. Median income b. Social stratification c. Subjective selection d. Objective selection

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The world's major cities, including London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, are the nodes in global sex-scapes.

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

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