Affirmative action rules:
a. require quotas.
b. are illegal.
c. require employers, schools, and others to actively work to decrease the effects of past discrimination.
d. don't work.
c
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a. 1960; 1961 b. 1945; 1965 c. 1965; 1972 d. 1996; 2003
If you were to enter a school in ancient Greece or China, the students you would find there would be mainly ________
a. women. b. soldiers. c. the rich. d. foreigners.
As a sociological concept, the term social institution refers to __________.
A. some social unit that is old, respected, and revered B. a place where the mentally ill are treated C. a group or organization that has become deeply embedded in social life D. a relatively stable structure of statuses and roles devoted to meeting the basic needs of people in a society
When dominant racial ideology has been used to explain the success of athletes with white skin, there has usually been an emphasis on the importance of
A. cultural factors. B. genetic factors. C. natural physical abilities. D. personality factors.