Compare and contrast prejudice and discrimination, and give examples to illustrate your definitions.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

Sociology

You might also like to view...

To compute a mean for scores that have been grouped into a frequency distribution, we assume that the scores in each interval are

a. spread evenly across the interval. b. twice the value of the next lower interval. c. located at the lower real limit of the interval. d. located at the midpoint of the interval.

Sociology

In Robert Merton’s strain theory of deviance, which of the following concepts refers to the process of seeking conventional goals but rejecting the conventional means to achieve them?

a. innovation b. ritualism c. retreatism d. rebellion

Sociology

A jailhouse lawyer refers to ________.

A. an inmate who is knowledgeable in the law B. a college professor who teaches law in prison C. a lawyer who has been sent to prison for committing a crime D. a lawyer who represents the inmates in a jail

Sociology

In the social profile of corporate crooks, the text’s author lists many activities conducted by U.S. corporations, including moving corporate headquarters to avoid taxes, stacking the board of directors, and giving campaign contributions to candidates of both parties. What make these practices important is that they are

a) illegal. b) legal. c) harmful to corporations. d) helpful to corporations.

Sociology