According to the text, which of the following is the most insidious form of sex segregation in America's schools?
a. the treatment of boys and girls by teachers
b. requiring certain courses for females and others only for males
c. the advice that career counselors give to females about prospective occupations
d. the ways in which textbooks portray men and women
e. sex segregating the football teams and the cheerleading squads
c
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a. the American university b. the American corporation c. General Motors d. the automobile in American life
The 2014 housing crisis __________.
A) impacted the labor market more so than any other social institution B) increased the precariousness of living arrangements for many Americans C) had relatively little impact on rent in the country’s “hottest” housing markets D) resulted in fewer families having severe cost burdens associated with housing
Proper behavior for the in-group is often viewed as unacceptable behavior for the out-group. Sociologist Robert Merton describes this process as the conversion of "in-group virtues" into
A. "out-group virtues." B. "in-group vices." C. goal displacement. D. "out-group vices."
Currently, the largest racial-ethnic group among the elderly in the United States is __________.
A. Asian Americans B. Latinos C. African Americans D. Whites