As an example of the critical importance of primary socialization, the text reports that the number of words we learn by the age of three:
a. will determine our ability to learn in the future.
b. is the same for children of all social classes.
c. highly predicts future reading ability and likelihood of high school graduation.
d. result in differences in intelligence that can never be overcome.
c
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Increasing diversity in society creates new challenges for the health care system. The text notes that immigrants to the U.S. a. are generally treated better than native born Americans
b. tend to feel most satisfied with their health care when their physician is White. c. experience social distance from health care providers that makes them reluctant to seek care. d. seek out medical professionals from their home countries.
Statistical analysis that allows scientists to confidently make accurate statements about a population is called ______.
a. frequency distribution b. descriptive statistics c. univariate statistics d. inferential statistics
Spouses who continue to be emotionally attached to and have difficulty breaking away from ex-spouses have a _____
A) positive commitment B) coercive commitment C) negative commitment D) collaborative commitment
What percentage of Mexicans arriving in the United States between 1995 and 2005 were undocumented immigrants?
a. 80–85% b. 30–35% c. 15–20% d. 60–65%