1. When targeted categories of individuals are denied access to valued resources, this denial is:

a. prejudice
b. discrimination
c. assimilation
d. ethnocentrism


b. discrimination

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Collective behavior tends to be __________

a. institutionalized b. structured hierarchically c. enacted within a division of labor d. unstructured and even spontaneous

Sociology

According to Kelly (2007), which of the following is true of parallel coparenting relationships?

A. Parents focus more on their own needs than their children's needs and about three-fourths of parents adopt this coparenting approach. B. Parents ultimately nurture children when they are with them but have limited involvement when the children are with the other parent. C. Parents plan together for their children's lives and support each other in their parenting roles. D. Parents have intense conflicts with each other and have poor communication regarding parenting issues.

Sociology

Georg Simmel was particularly interested in the role of "strangers" in social groups. According to Simmel, strangers have a unique perspective because while they are part of the group they also have _____.

a. their own emotional responses
b. debunking
c. critical distance
d. functionalism

Sociology

The age at which the average human has the lowest risk of death is

a. 0 b. 1 c. 5 d. 15

Sociology