According to Louis Wirth, one major consequence of the social diversity that is characteristic of urban living is that:
a. local politics are extremely corrupt
b. many different ethnic neighborhoods are formed
c. there is considerable conflict among ethnic groups
d. the social life of the individual is fragmented among many groups
D
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Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein argued that the economic and social hierarchies reflect a single dimension cognitive ability, as measured by IQ
a. true b. false
Thomas Scheff (1963), formulated the concept of ________, which states that most social conventions are recognized as such, and violation of those conventions carries fairly clear labels
a. problems in living b. the medical model c. the biological model d. residual deviance e. None of the above
A kindergartner, nervous because he is about to attend his first day of school, receives advice from his older sister (who is in the sixth grade) about how to act. This is an example of __________
a. self-representation b. acculturation c. socialization d. assimilation
Married people report lower household incomes than do unmarried people
Indicate whether the statement is true or false