Wausau school officials believed that progress in teaching the Hmong English was stymied because the ________
a. newcomers continued to speak only in their native tongue
b. newcomers resisted enrolling in schools
c. newcomers believed in pluralism
d. White staff members were prejudiced and discriminating
a
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A working wife who wants only a domestic role may experience all of the following EXCEPT
(a) she adheres strongly to the good provider role. (b) her husband feels inadequate. (c) she is embittered about her need to work. (d) her husband feels threatened because she works.
Urban ecology, a sociological perspective on how neighborhoods form and change, famously borrows ideas from what other academic discipline?
a. biology b. economics c. geography d. linguistics
Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas researched low-income women and nonmarital childbirth in Philadelphia and in Camden, NJ. Another sociologist repeats their research in Chicago and finds very similar results. What is a comment that low-income women in Chicago might often make to the researcher?
a. "I can earn my own income, so I don't need to marry." b. "I was married once, and it didn't work out, so I'd rather be a single parent than try again." c. "Marriage is important and valuable, but for me, marriage would probably make life worse." d. "I need to prioritize caring for my child over building a relationship with the child's father."