According to Wilson, the black group that is mostly falling below the poverty level and living in the inner city is called
a. The poor
b. The working class
c. The underclass
d. The exploited
ANS: c
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Which sociological perspective is likely to point out that societal norms and values about the heterosexual family control human sexuality?
A. conflict B. functionalist C. interactionist D. feminist
Herrnstein and Murray argue that educational inequalities and differences in learning and schooling are largely determined by _________________________.
a. social class background b. one’s neighborhood c. inborn differences in intelligence d. teaching quality
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. One of the occupations with the lowest wages is personal care and service. 2. Female-headed households earn less than married couple households among white non-Hispanic Americans, but not among African Americans and Hispanic Americans. 3. Since 1979, all U.S. households have seen their family income decline. 4. The income gap between the capitalist class of property owners and the rest of the population continues to grow.
The habit of seeing things only from the point of view of one’s own group is called
A. ethnocentrism. B. xenocentrism. C. cultural relativism. D. multiculturalism.