The fact that so many older women get facelifts or Botox injections to look younger illustrates the concept of __________.

A. gerontology
B. scapegoating
C. ageism
D. reverse sexism


Answer: C

Sociology

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A strong relationship exists between poverty and test scores in

a. reading. b. writing. c. mathematics. d. all of the above

Sociology

Any system that distributes scarce resources on an unequal basis according to race or ethnicity is called

a. Racism b. Prejudice c. Ethnic stratification or ethnic inequality d. Race exploitation

Sociology

Which model of power relations suggests that society is ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests?

A. pluralist model B. elite model C. functionalist model D. interactionist model

Sociology

The __________ hypothesis involves the argument that an individual might trade his or her socially defined superior racial/ethnic status for the economically or educationally superior status of a partner in a less-privileged racial/ethnic group

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Sociology