Freed Brazilian slaves often found it difficult to experience upward social mobility because they:
a. were under periodic control of indigenous peoples.
b. were not fluent in Portuguese.
c. lacked access to proper training.
d. competed directly with European workers.
d
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a. Improving the nutritional status of pregnant a pregnant woman b. Offering educational services on the pregnancy to a pregnant woman c. Complete a thorough intake which requires the pregnant woman to name the supposed father of the baby d. Encouraging the pregnant woman to take childbirth classes
About what percentage of 1,341 undergraduate male and females in "monogamous" relationships reported having sex outside the relationship?
a. about 50% of males, 30% of females b. about 30% of males, 20% of females c. virtually none since these were "monogamous" committed relationships d. less than 10% of both women and men
The variable that is hypothesized to cause or influence another variable is referred to by social scientists as a(n)
A. independent variable. B. dependent variable. C. spurious variable. D. operational variable
Industries that take a specific task and transfer the work overseas are __________
A) offsetting B) sunrising C) outsourcing D) transitioning