The act of treating people differently because they belong to some group rather than on merit is identified as...

What will be an ideal response?


Discrimination

Sociology

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Which term refers to situations in which one government provides money, weapons, and training for terrorists who engage in violence in another nation?

a. repressive state terrorism b. global negotiation c. offensive national action d. state-sponsored terrorism

Sociology

According to the text's discussion of the process of dying, during the twentieth century

(a) death became culturally invisible. (b) dying has become more depersonalized. (c) the rituals surrounding death have been shortened. (d) all of the above

Sociology

The _____ perspective highlights a number of socially constructed problems in the health care system

a. functionalist b. conflict c. symbolic interactionist d. feminist

Sociology

Which type of society relies chiefly on mechanization for the production of its economic goods and services?

A. agrarian society B. industrial society C. postmodern society D. horticultural society

Sociology