A nurse interacts differently with doctors, nursing assistants, and patients. This is primarily because
a. everyone is a unique individual
b. many roles are associated with a specific status.
c. institutions are fluid social stuctures.
d. of cultural constraints.
b
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The first public schools in the United States were established after the ______.
A. American Revolution B. Emancipation Proclamation C. War of 1812 D. Civil War
Phi and Cramer's V would be appropriate as measures of association for variables measured at the
a. nominal level. b. ordinal level. c. interval-ratio level. d. continuous level.
Sociological imagination lets us see that the solution to social problems involves a willingness to
a. change individuals directly, rather than change the structure of society. b. become our best selves, within the context of our society. c. change the structure of society rather than change people. d. build the best society by changing the individuals within it.
Which of the following illustrates indirect institutional discrimination?
a. As past company policy, the Ajax Axe Company had refused to hire African Americans. Ajax no longer refuses to hire African Americans but maintains a seniority system. Thus, because they have been employed by the company only recently (with the end of the racial bar) it will be many years before African Americans can move beyond entry level positions in the company. b. Mr. Wong, an Asian American man, goes to the employment office of the Hughes Widget Company to apply for a position for which he seems to qualify. The employment officer tells him she's sorry, but company policy does not permit her to interview him because of his race. c. Executives of the He-Man Barbell Company assume that women can type and take dictation more competently than men. On that basis, Samuel Smith is refused employment as a secretary at the company. d. Bill Bilson, a white man, applies for a job as a parole officer with the State Corrections Department. The state requires all applicants to score a minnimum of 100 on an intelligence test. Bill well exceeds the minimum score, but is passed over in favor of a Latino applicant who scores lower on the test.