According to Vincent Parrillo's recent investigations using the social distance scale, today's college and university students (compared to those in decades past)
a. are more accepting of all minorities.
b. see greater difference between the various minorities.
c. express the most prejudice toward African Americans.
d. express the most prejudice toward people from European nations.
(Answer: a)
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b. experiment. c. secondary data analysis. d. interview.
The process of changing one's social class is called:
a. status climbing. b. class consciousness. c. career striving. d. social mobility.
A study examining how attitudes about smoking influence other health behaviors, executed by surveying a random sample of city residents during the month of August is an example of
a. longitudinal research. b. experimental research. c. cross-sectional research. d. case study research. e. questionnaire research.
According to Seymour Martin Lipset, a large middle class is a structural prerequisite of democracy. Which of the following is NOT among the reasons he presents to support this argument?
a. Its members feel that they have a stake in society. b. Its members tend to fill positions in society that are structurally necessary if democracy is to be preserved. c. Its members tend to support policies that reduce class and status cleavages. d. It tends to be a highly literate group capable of making decisions about complex political and social issues.