Social encounters and social interaction have different meaning for people based on their status and previous experience

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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The UNIA focused on sending Blacks to

A) Africa. B) colleges. C) the West. D) Congress.

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What is referred to as "reverse discrimination" is __________

a. discrimination that blacks extend toward whites b. giving minorities a preference that some whites feel discriminates against them c. slowing or reversing the civil rights gains of the 1960s d. reversing the policies of the Reagan administration that discriminate against the poor and minorities e. reversing the policies that favor private business over the public sector

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Family togetherness, stability, and loyalty are all examples of a. proscriptive norms. b. familistic (communal) values

c. self-fulfillment values. d. outdated norms.

Sociology

There are differences in age, gender, and inequality. According to the text: a. there are several cultural factors that have led women over the age of 70 to be at greater risk for poverty

b. women have a lower risk of poverty in their later years. c. women tend to marry men who are younger than themselves. d. race/ethnicity is more directly related to poverty in older persons than gender.

Sociology