The first of the major urban riots of the 1960s occurred in a region called Watts, which was a mostly black section of __________.

A. Detroit
B. Washington, D.C.
C. Los Angeles
D. Newark, New Jersey


Answer: C

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A) ethnicity increases in the second generation of Asian and Hispanic Americans B) acculturation functions as a trade-off between traditional Hispanic tendencies and white practices C) children who adopt the "Hispanic" label are the best assimilated D) Japanese are arguably the least assimilated of all Asian Americans

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What is the goal of impression management?

A. for an individual to achieve a higher social status than he or she currently holds B. for an individual to be open and honest with others regarding who he/she is C. for a sociologist to understand how people interact with one another D. for an individual to control the image that others have of him or her

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Walter is conducting a study to determine if funding a newly established program to reduce the number of graffiti-related incidents is more expensive than simply painting over the buildings that are vandalized. Walter is doing a(n)

a. needs assessment study. b. monitoring study. c. cost-benefit analysis. d. classic experiment. e. multiple time-series design.

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For a positive linear correlation that is not perfect, the average of the cross-products of Z scores lies between

A) -1 and 0. B) 0 and .5. C) -.5 and .5. D) 0 and 1.

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