What is “quiet discrimination”?

A. the belief that a certain trait, behavior, or attitude characterizes all members of a group
B. racism expressed subtly through feelings of discomfort, which result in avoidance
C. the belief that humans are subdivided into distinct groups that can be ranked as superior or inferior
D. the tendency for the race of a society's majority to be normative and unremarkable


B. racism expressed subtly through feelings of discomfort, which result in avoidance

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Max Weber argued that there were three components to social class

A) knowledge (educational achievement), economic (class position), and political (power) B) economic (class position), social (status), and political (power) C) knowledge (educational achievement), social (status), and ownership (property) D) economic (class position), social (status), and ownership (property)

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Since 1978, China has not been very successful in privatizating its state-owned firms

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Example: Access includes such factors as the convenience of the location to targeted participants as well as when a location will be available or available staff. Security refers to both the physical safety of a location as well as the emotional safety found in the group. This may include keeping personal information shared between group members and respecting privacy needs. Appearance refers to such aspects as the cleanliness of the location and its facilities.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The tension between sociological analysis and social reform that showed up in early sociology in North America continues today. To illustrate this ongoing tension, basic, applied, and public sociology are contrasted. The term applied sociology refers to

a. using sociology to solve problems b. doing research on the purpose of society c. analyzing the basic philosophical questions of existence d. trying to understand why, at this historical point in time, capitalism has become the world's dominant economic system

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