Those that live near toxic waste and unsafe environments are often
a. in major cities of the Northeastern United States
b. poor and nonwhite
c. suburbanites who believe they are safe
d. wealthy consumers whose lifestyles create dangerous wastes
b. poor and nonwhite
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The financial fortunes of most poor rise and fall with widowhood, divorce, remarriage, acquiring a job with decent pay or losing one, or other changes affecting economic status
a. true b. false
The treatment of heroin and cocaine addicts as deviant or criminal began in earnest
a. in colonial times. b. during the American Revolution. c. just after the Civil War. d. in the early 1900s.
Federal policy toward immigration from Mexico ______.
A. has been consistently pro-immigration B. has been consistently against immigration C. has fluctuated D. is irrelevant since immigration is not a concern of the federal government
What is the sociological definition of significant others?
A. Specific people important in a child's life who have the greatest impact on her or his self-evaluation B. Relationships characterized by intense emotional ties, face-to-face interaction, intimacy, and a strong, enduring sense of commitment C. Our abstract sense of self that comes from society's norms and values D. People of similar age and social standing that influence our norms and values