Explain Blauner's distinction between colonized and immigrant minority groups. Why is the initial contact period between minority and dominant groups so crucial? Relate Blauner's two types of minority groups to Gordon's theory of assimilation. Are immigrant or colonized minority groups more likely to follow Gordon's stages of assimilation in order? Why? Are immigrant or colonized minority groups more likely to encounter high levels of prejudice, discrimination, ideological racism, and institutional discrimination? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies.
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding guns and gun control in America?
(a) Every day in America, guns claim 84 lives. (b) The firearms death rate in the United States is eight times higher than in other high income countries. (c) Currently, firearm homicide is the tenth leading cause of death for Black men ages 15 to 34. (d) It is estimated that almost 2 million children live in homes with loaded and unlocked guns.
The functionalist perspective on gender stratification stresses that: a. women and men have distinct roles that are important for the survival of the family and society
b. in industrialized societies, wives perform instrumental tasks while husbands perform the expressive tasks. c. only in advanced industrialized economies is the basic division of labor biological involving such attributes as physical strength and the ability to bear and nurse children. d. relationships between men and women are stable even in shifting economic times.
Comparing women and men within sports,
a. men have more power and make more money. b. women have more opportunities but men make more money. c. women earn less money but make up for it in power and influence. d. women and men earn roughly the same amount of money. e. men have more power, but women have more opportunities.
An approach to psychology that emphasizes uniquely human issues e.g.; self, love, belonging is known as
a. social psychology. b. psychoanalytic (Freudian) psychology. c. humanistic psychology. d. cognitive psychology.