hat reason do skeptics of conflict-based explanations give for why 43 percent of the people who live within 1 mile of hazardous waste treatment facilities in the U.S. do so?
A. Racial and ethnic minorities possess less power than others.
B. Economics and discriminatory forces push them to live in these places.
C. They like to live there due to low housing prices.
D. They choose to live in these ecological oases.
C. They like to live there due to low housing prices.
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Most gay and lesbian couples are in dual-earner relationships and share
a. household tasks. b. children. c. similar demographic characteristics such as race, age, and education. d. financial responsibility for the household.
Assimilation is more likely to occur when the minority group is culturally similar to the dominant group.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Before the twentieth century, there was no concept of adolescence; children moved to adulthood either through physical maturity or when they began apprenticeships. Adolescence is
A) an arbitrary state. B) a sign of puberty. C) a social construction. D) a genetically determined stage. E) none of the above
Carl Whitaker's comment that "there are no individuals in the world-only fragments of families" suggests that:
A. the changes in family structure in the United States have left both individuals and families broken. B. it is important to focus on family growth and development as well as individual growth and development. C. individuals think and act in ways that are best understood by understanding the influences of their family background. D. there are no more families.