Research by James Blackwell suggests that
a. most claims of police malpractice against blacks are unfounded.
b. antipathy to blacks is common among white police officers in many black precincts.
c. most white police officers working in black precincts have no hostile feelings toward members of the black community.
d. few blacks today see evidence of police brutality in their communities.
b
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Which of the following statements is true of immigration to the United States in 1921?
a. Japanese immigrants grew in numbers along the east coast. b. Labor unions ensured that the Chinese workers got equal pay. c. Measures were drawn up to block all Asian immigrants by establishing a zero quota for them. d. Chinese and Japanese immigrants were compensated with monetary benefits after the unfair treatment was acknowledged.
Centuries of war between competing chiefdoms culminated in the development of a. capitalism
b. the state. c. private property. d. social welfare.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the role of women in contemporary Japanese society?
a. Women have basically the same freedoms as they did in preindustrial Japan. b. Modern Japanese women have become educated and capable of living independently. c. Women are subordinate to their husbands. d. Women now have the ability to operate as geishas and thus earn their own money.
Regarding sports, the author makes the case that because most American homes have television sets, it is possible for everyone to _____, thus maintaining the status quo
a. participate on sports teams at their own level b. participate vicariously in sports and associated nationalism c. receive the societal message of the importance of physical fitness d. choose to watch or not watch sporting events