Contact theory suggests that __________
a. any increase in contact between groups will decrease prejudice
b. more contact between groups will decrease prejudice as long as the groups have the same standing and are working closely together to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome
c. if we have less contact with people from other groups we will be less prejudiced against those groups and less likely to discriminate against individual members of those groups
d. violence ensues when contact between people from different groups is too close
b
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A _________ is a general principle that is used to understand or to explain certain events or family experiences, such as family communication or family crisis
A) framework B) hypothesis C) population D) theory
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Marx believed that capitalism was morally a good system; but that economically, it was doomed to fail. 2. Marx believed that capitalism was a necessary stage in the transition toward socialism/communism. 3. As discussed by the authors, Marx’s basic theoretical orientation could be said to be individualist and nonrational. 4. The superstructure consists of everything non-economic such as legal, political, and educational systems.
The difference between status and role is that ________
A) status identification is strictly enforced, but roles are not B) we occupy a status that is a social position, but we play a role that is a social expectation C) status is voluntary, but role is obligatory D) status determines social position, while role is not significant
Sociobiologists believe that
a. biology is a basic cause of human behavior. b. the key to human behavior is culture. c. as a result of natural selection, biology no longer plays a role in human behavior. d. the key to human behavior is religion.