Mexican Americans remain a colonized minority group because ______.
A. there are so few immigrating to the United States
B. they are systematically excluded from opportunities for upward mobility
C. the United States had attempted to annex Mexico
D. it is still legal to discriminate against Mexican Americans
Answer: B
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A) some God or Supreme Being. B) the community, kin groups, or in what others think. C) each personal individual. D) all of the first three.
The regression equation for a particular relationship is Y = 10 + (.78) X1 + (-.54) X2 . Which conclusion is consistent with this equation?
a. The Y intercept is zero b. Neither independent variable has an important relationship with Y c. A value for a (the Y intercept) needs to be calculated before the equation can be interpreted d. The two independent variables have opposite effects on the dependent variable
Critics of modernization theory__________.
A. see the approach as an attack on capitalism B. claim that using developed countries as the standard for the rest of the world is helpful for less developed countries' economic growth C. point out that the approach says little about the ways in which rich nations often prevent poor countries from developing economically D. agree that poor societies are responsible for their own poverty
One example of the normalization of deviance is historical change in attitudes towards premarital sex.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)