When interacting with people of an unfamiliar cultural background, ________
a. telling jokes is a good way to "break the ice."
b. we find people everywhere enjoy many of the same jokes.
c. we find that some cultures do not have humor.
d. what is funny to people in one society may not be funny to those from another society.
Answer: d
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a. It is a form of functional theory b. The business owner prefers not to discriminate because he/she recognizes that racial discrimination is dysfunctional c. Discrimination is in the interest of minority laborers d. Minority laborers are instrumental in the creation of a dual wage system
When Chinese Americans began to immigrate into the United States in the mid-1800s, they
a. were greeted with prejudice and discrimination. b. limited themselves to living on the east coast. c. took jobs away from the majority, thus creating massive unemployment. d. refused to work at menial jobs. e. were forced to obtain photo identification cards.
A(n) _____ is a large clustering of service facilities and residential areas near highway intersections that provides a sense of place to people who live, shop, and work there
a. suburb b. edge city c. city d. megaregion
Concerning the issue of personal freedom, capitalist systems emphasize people's ________, while socialist systems emphasize people's ________
a. collective needs; personal needs b. freedom from basic want; freedom to pursue their self-interest c. freedom to pursue their self-interest; freedom from basic want d. social needs; material needs