Objectification of women in beauty contests such as the Miss America pageant is a form of
a. ageism
b. racism
c. nativism
d. sexism
D
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Janet Lever's research on children's play groups found that boys, more than girls,
a. played outdoors. b. played in larger groups. c. played in age-heterogeneous groups. d. all of the above.
Which of these is NOT a way in which the media contributes to overestimates of crime?
a. There is no reporting of the decline in crime rates. b. When the news fails to report crimes, it makes the public fear what they do not know. c. Highlighting crimes leads to higher ratings d. There is a tendency for the media to misidentify isolated incidents as trends.
According to your text, elitism is inevitable in all societies, even democratic ones, because
a. humans are naturally self-serving. b. the ruling classes are better qualified to rule. c. the masses have no inclination toward self-rule. d. political decisions are best made by elites. e. the public must delegate authority because it cannot govern directly.
Which term do we use to refer to the instances where the same individuals are both the beneficiaries and the targets of the norm?
a. proscriptive. b. disjoint. c. prescriptive. d. conjoint.