Which of the following is a component of modern racism?
A. the use of overt racism to maintain inequality
B. using selective perception to ignore processes that sustain inequality
C. acknowledging the impact of continuing discrimination
D. identifying institutional racism but not responding to it
E. attributing racial inequality to innate biological differences
Answer: B
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The decline of manufacturing plants and the rise of service jobs is referred to as outsourcing.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The post-World War II era witnessed the greatest migration of black Americans from the south to the northern cities—and the great migration of whites from those cities to newly developed suburbs. The white migration from cities to suburbs was called
A) White flight B) Integration C) Gentrification D) Re-gentrification
According to attribution theory, when an out-group member's behavior is unclear a. it will be interpreted in a neutral way by in-group members
b. it will be interpreted in a negative manner by in-group members. c. it will be interpreted as positive by in-group members. d. in-group members will not pay attention to it.
What is a criticism of the symbolic interactionist approach?
a. It places too much emphasis on cooperation and consensus. b. It focuses too much on deeply embedded gender differences in social and interpersonal power. c. It focuses too much on social structure. d. It tells us why something is happening, but it does not tell us how.