Which of the following best describes the Indian caste system?
A. based on a strict legal system
B. open, with limited social mobility
C. based on force
D. closed, without social mobility
Answer: D
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In order for significant numbers of elderly to withdraw from the labor force, four conditions must exist in society, according to the text. Which is NOT one of these four factors?
a) A society must produce an economic surplus that is large enough to support its nonemployed members. b) There must be a mechanism in place to divert some of the surplus to the nonemployed members. c) Nonemployed members should be viewed positively by the rest of the society. d) Life expectancy must reach at least 65 so that there are sufficient numbers of old people. e) The activities and leisure of the nonemployed must be seen as legitimate.
In addition to the fertility rate, the median age of a country also reflects its
A. mortality rate. B. marriage rate. C. divorce rate. D. child evaluation rate.
With which of the following would Michelle Alexander agree?
A. It is no longer permissible to use race to discriminate, condemn, or exclude and most Americans have become successfully colorblind and nonracist. B. It is no longer permissible to use race to discriminate, condemn, or exclude and so some White Americans have instead started forming hate groups that operate outside of the law. C. It is no longer permissible to use race to discriminate, condemn, or exclude and Jim Crow is a past practice that is unlikely to happen again in America. D. It is no longer permissible to use race to discriminate, condemn, or exclude but Americans have used the criminal justice system to do this instead, creating a disproportionate class of “felons” who are African American.
The U.S. Supreme Court did not overrule its decision in Plessy v. Ferguson until
A. the 1940s. B. the 1930s. C. the 1960s. D. the 1950s.