What is the relationship between income of parents and the ability of their children to enroll in and graduate from college? How does this relationship challenge the idea that the U.S. educational system is meritocratic?
What will be an ideal response?
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The achievement gap between girls and boys in science is narrowing
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is cited in your text as a cause of homelessness?
a. Domestic violence b. Irresponsbility c. "Bumming" d. Poor life choices
Simmel's concept of social distance can be used as __________
a. a way to describe how close or distant an individual feels from others within a group b. a way to explain how group membership defines our identity c. an explanation of the different social statuses we occupy simultaneously d. a measure of the physical distance between individuals as a way of understanding group membership
A limitation of the push-pull theory is that it fails to account for:
a. economic factors in the sending country. b. economic factors in the receiving country. c. the fact that many immigrants do not come from relatively poor countries. d. unexpected changes in economies.