The story of Becca and her daughter reveals:
A. climbing out of poverty is a difficult challenge.
B. discrimination against Blacks has declined.
C. prejudice against Hispanic groups has increased.
D. the benefits of being bilingual.
Answer: A
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A collection of people who are physically at the same place at the same time, but do not interact in any meaningful way, are defined as a/an:
a. crowd b. category c. aggregate d. group
The poor suffer reduced life-chances in terms of health care, education, and housing, and are less likely to be treated fairly under the law in comparison with the more advantaged
The authors of your text refer to these conditions as the __________ of poverty. a. concomitants b. correlates c. consequences d. associates e. coordinates
__________ refers to actions by a group of people who bypass the usual norms governing their behavior and do something unusual.
a. The individual mind b. Collective behavior c. An acting crowd d. Milling
What are stereotypes?
A. exaggerated, distorted, and untrue generalizations about groups that overlook individual variation B. positive generalizations of a particular group, such as a racial or ethnic group C. true generalizations about a group of people based on both negative and positive attributes D. statements regarding the negative attributes of a racial or ethnic group