The major cause of the acceleration in the rate of legal immigration to the United States since the 1970s has been the __________
a. poor state of the world economy
b. depressed socioeconomic conditions in foreign countries
c. unstable political conditions in the Mideast
d. failure of foreign countries to solve the problem of homelessness
e. gradual liberalization of immigration laws
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In the U.S., tattoos are LEAST common among which of these, compared to the others?
A) Whites B) African Americans C) Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals D) Latinos
Functionalists suggest gender-linked tasks became questioned after __________
A) the introduction of labor-saving domestic servants B) machines doing labor tasks requiring strength C) increase in immigration D) the increase in the infant mortality rate
Egg suppliers regularly deprive hens of food and water for as long as two weeks, as the practice increases egg production. This view of chickens reflects
a. instrumental-rational action. b. value-rational action. c. effective action. d. traditional action.
The term __________ refers to the belief that the behaviors and customs of any society must be viewed and analyzed by the culture's own standards.
A. cultural relativism B. positive ethnocentrism C. authoritarianism D. negative ethnocentrism