How did sociologist in the United States incorporate race, gender, class and sexual identity into their ideas throughout the twentieth century?
What will be an ideal response?
• The progressive politics of early American theorists compelled many to ask questions about class and social inequality; Thorstein Veblen addressed the social aspects of inequality and consumption
• Robert Park founded The Chicago School with a mission to explore issues of race and racial inequalities
• The Du Bois-Atlanta School was founded to study race
• Feminists and critics of colonialization incorporated discussion of Race, Class and Gender into sociology
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Which ethnic group has been among the most successful in maintaining their cultural heritage in the United States?
A) Italians and Asians B) French and Russians C) Poles and Africans D) Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans
One reason why we are more likely to be killed by those we know than by strangers is that murder most often
a. requires a great deal of planning to scheme against persons we know. b. requires a great deal of emotion, which is more likely to be generated by intimate relations. c. occurs in large cities and the rural South. d. takes place in an arbitrary way, and therefore people we know have a greater chance to be a victim.
The perspective that views sexuality as a part of power and economic inequality in society is:
a. the functionalist perspective b. the conflict perspective c. the interactionist perspective d. the feminist perspective
Which researcher conducted almost 300 interviews in 2000 with low-income single mothers to identify the reasons why they chose not to get married?
a. Kathryn Edin b. Becky Smith c. Darla Jones d. Ruby Eckert