In the United States, the political system is a(n) __________ in which people have a voice in the government elected representatives who serve as bridges between themselves and the government
a. direct participatory democracy
b. representative democracy
c. symbolic democracy
d. independent involvement democracy
b
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Any attitude, belief, behavior, or institutional arrangement that favors one race or ethnic group (usually a majority group) over another (usually a minority group) is called
a. Individual discrimination b. Ideological racism c. Prejudice d. Racism
As noted in "The First Americans: Americans Indians," the policies of termination and relocation of American Indians took the form of:
a. ending the special status of reservations and moving American Indians to urban settings. b. ending discriminatory practices against American Indians. c. cultural relativism. d. the creation of reservations and the sovereignty of tribal nations.
Which of these is an example of secondary data?
A. The results of a researcher’s questionnaire B. Information on the population obtained from the Census Bureau C. The results of one’s sociological telephone survey D. Data gathered from doing participant observation
According to social exchange theory, what is the most effective way to explain why one family would have one parent stay at home and another family would choose to have two parents working?
a) Logical decisions surrounding the strengths of each partner and the costs and benefits. b) Decisions made by the person with the most power in the relationship. c) Unconscious decisions based on culture, experience, and religion which may or may not be rational. d) Decisions based on family rules striving to achieve harmony among all family members.