All of the following factors have contributed to greater poverty among elderly African Americans than elderly whites EXCEPT
a. they did not pay as much into Social Security.
b. they worked predominantly in jobs that offered no pensions.
c. they have limited retirement due to limited employment opportunities when they were younger.
d. they are less likely to look for work after age 65.
ANSWER: d
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The photographs in Chapter 11 are about:
A. The way sacred architecture of churches, mosques, and synagogues represents religious ideals. B. The way corporate headquarters express an idealized image of the companies. C. The way campus architecture expresses institutional traditions. D. The way resort hotels in different countries evoke each country's concept of leisure and fun. E. The way restaurants use interior design to express their "culinary culture."
__________ is an interactive process during which the affected parties reconstruct their identity
a. Reflexive thinking b. Role-taking c. Ethnocentrism d. Resocialization
Inequality exists in bureaucracies because bureaucracies
a. fail to do what they are supposed to do. b. are too complex and to be properly organized. c. are irrationally created. d. are purposely created as unequal systems.
One of the factors related to criminologist Jeffrey Reiman's statement,"Prison produces more criminals than it cures," is
A. educational programs in prison are overfunded and therefore unsuccessful. B. the kind of person who gets sent to prison will become a criminal sooner or later. C. inmates prefer living in prison to having to support themselves on the outside. D. prisons provide learning experiences for prisoners in the art of crime.