Briefly, why do lower-income parents tend to emphasize conformity and related traits in their children?
What will be an ideal response?
Because these traits may be useful in the working-class jobs their children are likely to hold in the future.
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Assume that a particular federal program
provides money to all public school districts based on the number of students enrolled in a district with learning deficiencies on the basis of a formula established by Congress. That program would be an example of what type of grant program? a) categorical grant b) project grant c) block grant d) formula grant e) a federal mandate
Within two months of the United States' entrance into World War II, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 suspending the civil rights of and authorizing the internment of
a. American citizens and alien residents with Japanese, German, or Italian ancestry. b. alien residents with citizenship in Japan or Germany. c. alien residents but not American citizens of Japanese ancestry. d. alien residents and American citizens of Japanese ancestry.
The current generation has grown up taking many of the accomplishments of the women's movement for granted. Which of the following is not one of these accomplishments?
a. laws against sexual harassment b. access to birth control c. equal pay between men and women d. more participation in politics
The observation that the United States is experiencing Latin Americanization is an implicit reference to
a. rising social inequality between the rich and the poor b. rising standards of living among its Latin American elite c. rising social capital among the Hispanic population d. rising social inequality between Latin America and the United States.