At a southern university during the 1960s, campus housing was racially segregated. One day, two Black women and two White women staged a sit-in at the office of the university president. By the end of the day, several hundred students--Black and White--had joined the women. Within a year, the university changed its policy and desegregated its dormitories. This example illustrates the ______.
A. ability of the educational institution to thwart social change
B. impact of highly organized social movements on individuals
C. insignificance of individual actions in relation to social change
D. ability of individuals to bring about social change
D. ability of individuals to bring about social change
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The unequal distribution of wealth in the United States has
a. no effect on the distribution of health care in the United States because of government medical insurance for the poor. b. no effect on the poor because all private hospitals are willing to give medical aid to any person who cannot pay, free of charge. c. a direct effect on the distribution of health care among poor people who frequently cannot afford medical care or even the transportation to a medical facility. d. a and b above.
Which of the following is not another term to describe color-blind racism?
A) laissez-faire B) postracialism C) ethnophaulisms D) aversive racism
Alienation is an objective phenomenon, according to _____________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which theory of aging identifies and analyzes the fact that many people adopt new roles after they retire, sometimes starting new careers, joining or producing new families, and/or developing new hobbies and skills?
A. disengagement theory B. activity theory C. political economy of aging D. continuity theory