The author hypothesizes that dominant racial ideology influences athletic performance among black men in many societies because it encourages those men to

A. have extremely high levels of self-confidence in all realms of social life.
B. feel a sense of destiny to become great athletes in certain sports.
C. ignore many of the opportunities to play sports in public schools.
D. avoid power and performance sports.


Answer: B

Sociology

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All of the following terms are used for Japanese Americans except:

a) issei. b) sansei. c) aysei. d) nisei.

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Which of these is not considered a problem within bureaucracies?

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What is nonmaterial culture?

What will be an ideal response?

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