Which of the following would be an example of de jure segregation?
A. A sorority who denies membership to Asian students
B. A neighborhood in Chicago that had no non-White residents
C. A law that barred immigrants from voting
D. An employee union that barred immigrant members
C
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In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber argued that
a. culture influences structural change. b. structure influences cultural change. c. those who are truly religious will act to maintain the social order. d. Capitalism is incompatible with Protestant religion.
A suburban city of at least 100,000 that has experienced double-digit growth each decade since it became urban is an example of __________
A) urban sprawl B) redlining C) a boomburg D) gentrification
Dr. Smith is interested in studying the level of religiosity of adults age 18 and older in Pakistan. She conducted a quantitative study using a survey and asked the question: How often do you go to church? After she left the field and started her data entry, she noticed that more than 80% of the respondents had responded that they did not go to church. It is possible that the wording of Dr. Smith’s question may have caused which of the following?
a. random error b. systematic error c. measurement error d. specificity error
Sociologists use the term social prestige to mean
a. the amount of wealth associated with a status. b. the social value assigned to a status. c. the level of respect or admiration for a status apart from any person who happens to occupy it. d. the reputation that someone has earned.