Explain the statement: "Relative numbers is not necessarily a characteristic of a minority group; relative power is."
What will be an ideal response?
A minority group may be larger than a majority group, as in the case of South Africa, where blacks vastly outnumber whites. The existence of a minority group implies the existence of a corresponding dominant group with greater power, wealth, and prestige, and the ability to exclude the minority group from full participation in the life of the society.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Give at least three reasons why deviance is considered dysfunctional by functionalists.
What will be an ideal response?
Increased temperatures in the Earth’s atmosphere most adversely affect __________ and __________.
A) agricultural productivity; fish populations B) the prevalence of skin cancer; profits from the tourism industry C) river fish species; forest mammal species D) the Artic; countries in the Tropic of Cancer
Which of the following is not an example of quantitative variable?
a. income b. age c. education d. literacy rate e. marital status