Any police-initiated action that is based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than the person's behavior is known as
A) racial profiling
B) scapegoating
C) color-blind racism
D) stereotyping
Answer: A
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a. alienation. b. blue-collar work. c. de-skilling. d. underemployment.
AP News Clips 14.2: Rise of Homeslessness in SeattleClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 106, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Seattle has implemented large-scale ______, displacing people further and making it difficult for homeless people to survive.
A. homeless encampment sweeps B. trespassing arrests C. drug-related arrests D. fraud investigations
In 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau proposed dropping some of the questions on marriage and divorce from the American Community Survey, but reversed those plans under opposition from researchers. What value, if any, do you see in national data collection on marriage and divorce?
What will be an ideal response?
African Americans have not followed the same path of upward mobility as other American ethnic groups largely because of the lack of:
a. income advancement. b. residential dispersion. c. vocational training. d. urbanization.