At one time, many Puerto Ricans were effectively barred from serving in the Chicago Police Department because they failed to meet the height requirement. This was an example of
A. prejudice.
B. scapegoating.
C. institutional discrimination.
D. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
C. institutional discrimination.
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The average U.S. child spends __________ hours watching television per year
(a) 700 (b) 80 (c) 900 (d) over 1,000
The African-American denomination called the blank church grew enormously in the two decades before the Civil
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is a nonnormative influence on behavior?
A. when one's first marriage occurs B. being a "baby boomer" C. having a child D. surviving a natural disaster
The owner of a major league baseball team can fire employees for not winning a pennant, have the city build him a new ballpark, and prevent companies that compete against his own team from airing advertisements during the team's televised games. In Max Weber's view, this owner would most likely be considered to have
A. power. B. class. C. esteem. D. status.