As a Black lesbian, Samira is subject to prejudice and discrimination due to her race, her gender, and her sexual orientation. The observation that an individual’s minority statuses interact with each other is most associated with
A. functionalism.
B. intersectional theory.
C. structuralism.
D. assimilation theory.
Answer: B
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b. only have an influence on impersonal aspects of our lives, like education and religion. c. are difficult to see for the untrained observer. d. do not have any connection to each other.
Until the mid-nineteenth century, women in the U.S.:
a. could not own property and were treated as property. b. had important roles in public life. c. shared equal standing with men. d. gained their status from the products they made at home and sold in the market.
Sub-Saharan Africa is a _____ continent.
a. Plateau b. Hilly c. Knoll d. Plate
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a. discontinuation of achievement tests b. infusion of federal monies to support African American education c. increase in the minimum amount of education received by almost all Americans d. modified admission standards