When we fall into the act of stereotyping we
a. celebrate our own culture.
b. gloss over the individual differences within society.
c. can avoid being ethnocentric.
d. end up promoting a culture promotes multiculturalism.
Ans: B. gloss over the individual differences within society
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a. knew he was a con artist but followed him for self interest. b. were equals to Jones and worked together as a committee of the whole community. c. believed that he had godlike qualities and that he could make a better world. d. were terrorists who forcibly kept Jones in power and protected him from others.
Which of the following statements represents the argument of functionalists on the criteria for allocating jobs today?
a. It is more practical to assign tasks based on individual abilities. b. It is better to assign complex problem-solving tasks to men. c. It is appropriate to assign tasks based on the physical strength of individuals. d. It is preferable to assign simple, straightforward tasks to women.
Raising one’s children, assisting elderly relatives, and cleaning one’s house are examples of __________.
A) paid care work B) unpaid care work C) paid breadwinning D) unpaid breadwinning
The text argues that the most serious problems facing contemporary minority groups are ______.
A. problems of prejudice and discrimination B. cultural problems such as inappropriate or self-destructive values C. structural or institutional problems such as the lack of jobs in the inner city D. the individualistic pursuit of success that has been so typical of American minority groups