How has the war on drugs been a war on people of color?
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Varies. Should contain some of this information: While drug use and selling is equally distributed among all races, the “war” has been particularly waged on communities of color with African Americans constituting up to 80–90% of drug offenders incarcerated. Further, arrests have targeted people for possession, not for being a violent offender or drug kingpin. These incarcerations have been encouraged by practices such as stop and frisk done overwhelmingly in poor and minority communities and the fact that race is not allowable in lawsuit unless the case of conscious bias can be made.
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The Yanomamö, a South American culture, live in a village and spend most of their time searching for food and tending small gardens. Their primary tool is a stone ax, which they use for cutting down trees to expand their gardens. The Yanomamö are an example of a(n)
A. agrarian society. B. horticultural society. C. hunting-and-gathering society. D. postmodern society.
If you were trying to measure the "social class" of various people, you would have to keep in mind that ________
a. it is necessary to specify exactly what variable you are measuring. b. you must measure "social class" in every way possible. c. there is no way to measure "social class." d. everyone agrees on what "social class" means.
Nathan and Cynthia are both factory workers who earn a combined annual income of $30,000. They have four children. They rarely go out to eat, and they rely on family and friends for help with day care and other needs. Their family would be considered to live in which of these?
A. relative poverty B. limited poverty C. absolute poverty D. comparative poverty