What is wrong with an explanation that blames a personal characteristic (such as laziness) for a problem (such as poverty) experienced by an individual?
a. Personal characteristics are private and should not be exposed.
b. Explanations should never assess blame.
c. Personal characteristics never cause such problems.
d. Such explanations tell us what to do to solve the problem, and solutions should be a separate matter.
e. Such explanations do not tell us why the same pattern is repeated for entire groups of people.
e
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a. landlord class b. working class c. peasantry d. middle class
The essential idea of the "melting pot" was:
a. all ethnic groups would eventually adopt the culture of the dominant Anglo groups. b. each immigrant group would hold on to its basic culture, creating a more diverse American society. c. the cultures of different ethnic groups would eventually fuse into a single American culture. d. different ethnic groups would blend into a common American culture, but would remain structurally separated.
In what year did the American Psychiatric Association vote to drop homosexuality from the standard manual on mental disorders?
A. 1954 B. 1964 C. 1974 D. 1984
Exchange theorists argue people make choices based on instinct and emotion.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)