Some people believe that all Sicilians are gangsters, that all old people are senile, that all people with long hair are drug addicts, and that all Native Americans are alcoholics. These beliefs are the product of __________

a. stereotyping
b. projection
c. rationalization
d. scapegoating


a

Sociology

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a) the usual democratic sweep of southern state electoral votes in presidential election years b) the strong presence of the Republican Party in Texas c) the political view that seeks to preserve the political, economic, and social institutions of society against abrupt change d) a nickname for the Republican Party e) an identifiable faction within the Democratic Party

Sociology

The researchers who examined violent crime in urban neighborhoods concluded that the more the residents trust each other, share values, and are willing to intervene in the lives of children, the lower the rate of crime will be.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology

Which of the following is TRUE of most modern capitalist economic systems?

A.) They are mainly laissez-faire with little to no government intervention. B.) They are purely capitalistic and contain no elements of socialism. C.) None of these choices is true of modern capitalistic systems. D.) They promote economic equality.

Sociology

Which statement is correct regarding why traditional network security devices cannot be used to block web application attacks?

A) The complex nature of TCP/IP allows for too many ping sweeps to be blocked. B) Web application attacks use web browsers that cannot be controlled on a local computer. C) Network security devices cannot prevent attacks from web resources. D) Traditional network security devices ignore the content of HTTP traffic, which is the vehicle of web application attacks.

Sociology