What is "manumission," and what is its relevance for a discussion of institutionalized discrimination?
What will be an ideal response?
Manumission is the term for the process by which one's legal status changes from enslaved to freed. Because manumission was so restricted within the American slavery system, the legacy of slavery in terms of continued discrimination and economic disadvantage is strong.
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Very large random samples of Catholics and Protestants have been questioned about their opinions on cohabitation. Forty-six percent of the Protestant and 47% of the Catholics approve of males and females living together without being married. The difference has been tested and found to be statistically significant. What is the most reasonable conclusion?
a. This is a statistically significant and important difference b. This difference may be statistically significant but it seems unimportant c. This difference is due to random chance d. The researcher should have used sample means rather than proportions in this situation
The text suggests that organizations who seek to control global flows face competition from organizations that are fluid and open. What is meant by this? Provide an example of competition between a traditional and open organization. Give one example of criteria that limit the effects of openness.
What will be an ideal response?
How institutions, such as the government, may help to maintain the privileges of some groups is a topic of interest for
A. conflict theorists. B. interactionist theorists. C. functionalist theorists. D. globalization theorists.
Identify and discuss the theoretical models of mental disorders. Which model do you believe is the most persuasive?
What will be an ideal response?