Samantha, a teenager, has a 69-year-old grandmother who lives with her. Despite the fact that Samantha's grandmother is very active and flexible in her thoughts and ideas, Samantha always assumes that she is slow and rigid. As a result, Samantha refuses to go for walks with her and does not share any personal information with her because she thinks that her grandmother would not understand her life. This scenario exemplifies the concept of __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: ageism

Sociology

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Marx saw that __________ would create a world order

a. power. b. bureaucracy. c. capitalism. d. core nations.

Sociology

__________ tend to remain single longer in young adulthood and get married at later ages than ___________.

A. Women; men
B. Men; women
C. Those with lower incomes; those with higher incomes
D. Those in Eastern societies; those in Western societies

Sociology

What does the socialization of ethnoracial minority children often emphasize?

Sociology

__________ is basically an unfair action, whether against a single individual or a group.

a. Racism b. Contact theory c. Discrimination d. Prejudice

Sociology