A commercial real estate developer makes retail placement decisions based on his perception of a certain ethnic group's concern with price over style. Which of the following is the developer using?

A. a market imperative
B. an economic theory
C. stereotypes
D. research


Answer: C

Sociology

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A family is able to maintain open communication during a period of unemployment for the husband. Thus family is demonstrating

A. resiliency. B. adjustment. C. buoyancy. D. transitional equilibrium.

Sociology

The 1972 Furman decision determined that capital punishment was:

a. racist but necessary to deter future crime. b. racist and unconstitutional due to the uncontrolled discretion of judges and juries in sentencing. c. not racist since more blacks than whites committed violent crimes. d. a just way to deal with all rapists, regardless of race.

Sociology

What conclusions could you draw from C. J. Pascoe’s study of the use of homophobic slurs by black and white high school boys?

A) Despite racial difference, black and white high school boys police gender in remarkably similar ways. B) Black high school boys’ gender policing is more likely to make them targets for institutional discipline. C) Black high school boys are less likely to be invested in policing the boundaries of masculinity. D) Black and white high school boys use different words to express the same beliefs about gender.

Sociology

Some areas in the Southwest require residents to install water-saving toilets in new homes. This is an example of

A. greenwashing. B. attempting sustainability. C. a boondoggle. D. civil rights violation.

Sociology