The social and physical environments in which people live are a significant factor in the extent to which they may be considered disabled

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Describe its prevalence as well as the involvement of some countries or areas of the world. How do factors such as unemployment and traditional attitudes about women influence this industry? How does sex tourism relate to the relative wealth and poverties of countries in the world? What will be an ideal response?

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Women who have high self-esteem are more likely to be abused

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Matching

1) genocide 2) ethnicity 3) minority group 4) dominant group 5) ethnic work 6) melting pot 7) discrimination 8) prejudice 9) individual discrimination. 10) institutional discrimination 11) authoritarian personality 12) reserve labor force 13) selective perception 14) internal colonialism 15) segregation A) an act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or a group B) people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination C) the negative treatment of a minority group that is built into the fabric of society D) the view that Americans of various backgrounds would blend into a sort of ethnic stew E) having distinctive cultural characteristics F) the negative treatment of one person by another on the basis of that person's perceived characteristics G) activities designed to discover, enhance, or maintain ethnic and racial identity H) unemployed workers being held in that status pending periods of economic boom who will be laid off when the boom is over I) Theodor Adorno's term for people who are prejudiced and rank high on scales of conformity, intolerance, insecurity, and submission to superiors J) a policy of economically exploiting minority groups K) the group with the most power, greatest privileges, and highest social status L) the policy of keeping racial-ethnic groups apart M) the act of seeing certain features of an object or situation, but remaining blind to others N) the systematic annihilation or attempted annihilation of people because of their presumed race or ethnic group O) an attitude usually expressed in a negative way

Sociology

Of employed mothers with children under age six worked full time

a. One-third b. One-quarter c. Two-thirds d. Three-quarters

Sociology