In looking for the causes of prejudiced personalities Adorno explored childhood experiences of prejudiced and unprejudiced people. Which of the following is characteristic of prejudiced people?
a. Objective in self-evaluation
b. Unable to view their parents critically
c. Able to see both the good and bad in their parents
d. Unlikely to find fault with out-groups
ANS: b
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A. husbands beating wives B. husbands forcing wives to engage in nonconsensual sex (e.g., rape, though it would not be called rape in these cultures) C. men could abandon their wives D. all of the above are forms of abuse against women that are acceptable in some patriarchies
In the Chi square test for independence, the null hypothesis and the research hypothesis
a. always contradict each other. b. always agree with each other. c. are never actually stated. d. are usually both rejected.
Although African Americans constitute only about 9 percent of the population age 65 and over, they account for _____ percent of the low-income older population
a. 13 b. 18 c. 21 d. 37