______ refers to programs that are intended to reduce the effects of past discrimination or increase diversity in workplaces and schools.

A. Equal Action
B. Affirmative Action
C. Past-In-Present Action
D. Complimentary Action


Answer: B

Sociology

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Americans spend $13 billion annually on pet food and $12 billion on cosmetics, and Europeans spend $11 billion on ice cream. Your text points out that each of these, separately,

A) yields sufficient tax dollars to run numerous U.S. school districts B) would be enough to "bail out" struggling sectors of our economy or large corporations facing bankruptcy C) could provide worldwide services such as health care and nutrition, water and sanitation, or education. D) requires so many resources to produce and creates so much waste, that they are great contributors to global warming and other environmental problems.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Formation evaluation is a different measurement than monitoring

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While it does not apply in every case, modernization theory does help explain how ______ became successful through an emphasis on a national work ethic

a. Brazil b. Japan c. the United States d. Indonesia

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Which of the following is NOT true about people with chronic illnesses?

a. There is slow and consistent decline and health and well-being. b. They tend to push themselves when they feel “well,” which results in painful and bitter relapses. c. There are good days and bad days, depending on the symptoms and the context. d. Their friends and families are often insensitive to the dominance of the illness.

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