Gerald recently started a clinic in a low-income neighborhood that he wants to expand in order to provide more services. Gerald expects the clinic to do well, but it will likely grow at a slow pace. The Acumen Fund decides to invest in the clinic, even though other investors Gerald approached were not interested. What has Gerald’s clinic benefitted from?

a. charity
b. patient capitalism
c. corporate social responsibility
d. capitalism


b. patient capitalism

Sociology

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Noel's hypothesis states that ethnic stratification will result from three conditions if they are present in the contact situation. These conditions include differential in power, competition, and ______.

A. immigration B. acculturation C. ethnocentrism D. assimilation

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As part of the conflict tradition in urban sociology, Harvey argues that continual redevelopment of certain areas of cities rather than other areas is due to ______.

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Sociology

In her interview with Dalton Conley, C. J. Pascoe talks about the ways in which boys in high school police the boundaries of masculinity, specifically by using the term "fag." What is at stake is not sexual orientation, but gender norms regarding what is perceived as "masculine." In 2010, Billy Lucas, a 15-year-old high school student, hung himself after repeatedly being called a "fag" by his peers for "looking different." Lucas's peers were enforcing norms based on

a.) gender-role socialization. b.) resocialization. c.) destruction of the generalized other. d.) dramaturgical performance.

Sociology