Which of the following statements about smoking is FALSE?
a) A total of 75 percent of adult smokers started before age 18
b) Teenage smoking has decreased in recent years.
c) The prevalence of smoking is 3 times higher among people with less than 12 years of education.
d) Among most U.S. groups, many more males than females smoke.
b) Teenage smoking has decreased in recent years.
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According to your text, people with higher incomes are __________ likely to vote and people with higher educational attainment are __________ likely to vote
a. more; more b. more; less c. less; more d. less; less
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Your Uncle Sam doesn’t like to serve certain racial or ethnic groups in his restaurant because he thinks their presence will discourage other customers from coming in for a meal. This is an example of institutional discrimination. 2. In the past, growth in the U.S. Hispanic population was because of a high birth rate, but today’s growth is because of immigration. 3. Blacks comprise the largest minority group in the United States. 4. Asian households are more likely than those of any other ethnic group to be headed by single mothers. 5. The elderly of Native American and Alaska Native groups have traditionally held high status in their families and communities, reinforcing their cultural identity.
In the article the Subtle Racism of Latin America, Carlos Moore attributes Latin American racial hierarchy to which factors?
What will be an ideal response?
Reskin and Roos used the term __________ to describe the process by which prestige and pay decline when women move into what were considered male jobs.
A. gender segregation B. occupational distribution C. ghettoization D. glass ceiling