Lynching was most of all:
A. the response of vigilantes to actual violence against white women by black men.
B. a way to punish criminals in rural communities with few law enforcement officers.
C. a tool of psychological intimidation and terrorism.
D. a reasonable response of communities living in fear.
Answer: C
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In Pierre Bourdieu's approach to stratification, the three types of "factions" within social classes are:
a. dominant, middle, and lower b. dominant, subordinate, persecuted c. dominant, lower, and upper middle d. dominant, upper, and lower e. none of the above
Once a neighborhood becomes minimally integrated a common result is
a. For whites to stop moving into the neighborhood b. That the neighborhood becomes more attractive to whites, so whites move in at an accelerated rate c. For blacks to move out at an accelerated rate d. They remain relatively stable in racial composition
The term ethnicity describes shared:
A. geography B. culture C. biology D. physical characteristics
What is the difference between religion and its functional equivalents?
What will be an ideal response?