Which of the following concepts does NOT contribute to justifications of poverty?
A. individualism
B. life chances
C. meritocracy
D. equal opportunity
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
In Chapter Two, the authors list ________ subprocesses of assimilation that may lead to a situation in which subordinate and dominant groups become indistinguishable from one another
A) three B) five C) six D) eight
In a landmark study of women's attitudes about work and marriage, Arlie Hochschild found that women who work have less time for themselves and often think of the work they do in the home as a kind of __________
a. "pink collar trap." b. "velvet ghetto." c. "second shift." d. "silver ceiling." e. "gold mortgage."
Which of the following is one of the reasons that U.S. teachers aren't as effective as they could be?
A. U.S. teachers are recruited from the top third of their classes. B. U.S. educational policies are student-focused and egalitarian. C. Teachers in the United States are paid well and have considerable job security. D. U.S. teachers have more advanced degrees than their counterparts in other countries. E. In the United States, average class size is considerably higher than in countries ranking at the top of academic performance.
The social psychological process underlying European colonialism is:
a. Hatred b. Stereotypes c. Stigma d. Love