Affirmative action laws
A. attempt to redress past discrimination for members of historically marginalized groups.
B. apply only to individuals, not groups that have experienced discrimination.
C. judge organizations by the intent of their hiring, admission, and promotion practices rather than end results.
D. sometimes result in unqualified candidates being hired, admitted, or promoted.
E. mandate a number of people that must be hired, admitted, or promoted at an organization.
A. attempt to redress past discrimination for members of historically marginalized groups.
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a. race b. ethnicity c. species d. social class
In a study of more than 300 homicides in a major American city, it was found that more than half of the
A. cases were directly tied to financial gain. B. suspects had experienced significant social disadvantages. C. cases resulted from domestic violence. D. suspects were released before reaching trial.
A criticism of the functional perspective on deviance is that it
A. places too much emphasis on the individual. B. does not explain why some people are able to impose their ideas or judgments on others. C. overemphasizes injustice and inequality in society. D. fails to see the good that deviance accomplishes.
The most fragile states are
a. Inconsistent with some democratic and some autocratic features b. Stable democracies that go into economic recession c. Very authoritarian governments d. Authoritarian regimes with weak militaries