Evaluate how the distribution of wealth and poverty differs by race, class, gender, and age in the United States, based on the information presented in the textbook.
What will be an ideal response?
• Explanation of age, gender, household composition in poverty
• Race, ethnicity composition in poverty
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The number of Americans killed during the Mexican War was higher than the number who were wounded
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In discussing primary and secondary groups, the text points out that: a. formal organizations are secondary groups and have no primary groups within them
b. all secondary groups are approximately the same size. c. there are no significant others in secondary groups. d. some of the people in a secondary group may eventually form a primary group.
Sociologist Ralph Stogdill has suggested that successful leaders are likely to have all of the following traits except
a. a strong drive for responsibility. b. vigor and persistence in pursuit of goals. c. readiness to absorb interpersonal stress. d. willingness to tolerate frustration and delay. e. a need for reassurance from the group.