After analyzing a random sample of television news shows that aired in Los Angeles and Orange counties in California, researchers came to this conclusion ______.

A. Asian Americans smile more than Whites when they are on camera
B. Latinos smile more than Whites when they are on camera
C. Blacks and Latinos are more likely than Whites to be portrayed as victims of crime
D. Whites are more likely than Blacks and Latinos to be portrayed as victims of crime


D. Whites are more likely than Blacks and Latinos to be portrayed as victims of crime

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a) constitutional law b) judicial interpretation c) statutory law d) Jacksonian democracy e) direct democracy

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According to Karl Marx, capitalism a. is built on the exploitation of workers

b. is negotiated by cultural values. c. involves racist oppression. d. includes the domination of men over women.

Sociology

Studies of different stratification systems indicate that:

a. inequality is usually strongly resented. b. few societies are aware of inequality. c. inequality usually leads to resentment and revolution. d. inequality is usually accepted as natural and just.

Sociology

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

1. While some parents’ attitudes and communication about gender are becoming more egalitarian, much evidence of traditional stereotyping still exists. 2. Parents label and respond to their infants according to gendered stereotypes within hours of birth 3. Parents, particularly white middle-class parents, rewarding verbal and physical activity in sons and interpersonal and social skills in daughters. 4. Heterosexual fathers are particularly likely to encourage sons to be heterosexual. Gay fathers are more likely to resist normative expectations. 5. Mothers tend to communicate with children more than heterosexual fathers.

Sociology