For minorities in the United States, the likelihood of diminished life chances begin at what stage of life?
a. birth
b. high school graduation
c. kindergarten
d. adulthood
a. birth
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Many people in the United States have concluded that the majority of the poor are black and Hispanics, are poor because they do not want to work, and welfare programs for the poor are straining the federal budget
These conclusions are among the __________. a. facts of welfare life b. myths and misconceptions about poverty c. social scientific theories on welfare d. observations made by those on welfare e. planks in the Democratic Party platform
According to Cohen, the major frustration lower-class people experience is the lack of status, not material success
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When Bob deviates from the binary (i.e., either male or female) system of gender he is _____
a. transgendered b. intersexual c. sexually differentiated d. pansexual
An important part of Karl Marx’s theories on capitalism relate to consciousness—how people think about things. In this essay, please name and define the two main roles that people hold in a capitalist economy. How do these roles interact in the capitalist economy to produce false consciousness? Who holds what Marx calls “false consciousness”? How are they led to believe this? What did Marx propose to replace false consciousness, and how did he suggest it would affect society?
What will be an ideal response?