Regarding race and class, which of the following is true?
a. Blacks have less wealth than whites, Asians, and Latinos
b. Latinos have been unable to move into the middle class.
c. Racial minorities do not aspire to be part of the middle class.
d. The race-class debate has largely been concluded.
a
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A. structural-functionalism B. conflict/critical theory C. symbolic interactionism D. exchange theory
The in-depth interviews done by Anita White and Jay Coakley indicated that young people are most likely to participate in sports when they
A. saw sports as linked to their own growth and development. B. wanted to escape negative circumstances in their lives. C. thought they had a good chance of playing at a professional level. D. wanted to feel childlike.
Sociological studies have indicated that people who are married are less likely to commit suicide than people who are divorced. In this example, suicide is a(n)
A. hypothesis. B. index. C. dependent variable. D. independent variable.
Examinations of “revolutions from above” show that they are successful when:
a. military leaders or a faction of military elites break with and oppose the state b. religious elites invoke spiritual authority to challenge the status quo c. economic elites use their wealth to sabotage a country’s economy d. grassroots organizations join together in mass protests and general strikes, paralyzing all activities in a country