Researcher Sharon Hays (1996) found that standards of intense mothering exist among __________
a. the upper classes
b. the middle classes
c. first-time parents
d. all social classes
d
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Julius, who is African American, has worked hard to become a successful banker. He lives in a largely white neighborhood. Lately, he has been reading recent research on what happens when African Americans become successful
In his reading he is likely to discover which of the following? a. Some of their own family members do not accept successful blacks. b. Racism disappears when blacks become successful. c. Blacks no longer experience inner conflict after success. d. "Double consciousness" disappears for successful blacks.
Merton's nickname for prejudiced nondiscriminators is
a. all-weather liberals. b. fair-weather liberals. c. timid bigots. d. active bigots.
According to the conflict perspective, nation-states exist primarily to
a. serve the interests of a society's elite. b. eliminate tensions between social classes. c. solve the Hobbesian problem of order. d. perpetuate competition for warm-water ports. e. establish the legitimacy of charismatic authority.
Which of the following statements about education is FALSE?
A. Internationally, education seems to run in two extremes; some children receive excellent education and others receive little or no education at all. B. On many standardized tests administered throughout the world, the United States lags behind many other advanced industrialized nations. C. In some countries, girls are excluded from school for legal, religious, cultural, or economic reasons. D. Students in the United States receive lower math scores today than they did in 1990.