One crucial outcome of the "one-drop rule" was that:
A. people of all races were contaminated by associating across the color line.
B. white men could roam sexually among women of any color without threatening the color line.
C. anti-miscegenation laws prohibited black slaves from reproducing.
D. Native Americans were not allowed to engage in intercourse with Chinese Americans.
Answer: B
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Identify a true statement about revolutionary social movements.
A. They are based on spiritual or supernatural beliefs. B. They form immediately after an earlier movement has succeeded in creating change. C. They bring change in society through the use of violence and intimidation. D. They seek limited change and only for some people. E. They are the least threatening to the status quo and do not want to replace the existing social order.
Gains in life expectancy over the last 125 years are due primarily to
a. increased exercise and lower alcohol and nicotine consumption. b. genetic engineering that has delayed the aging process. c. reduced deaths of young children and mothers in childbirth. d. lower ingestion of high-cholesterol foods.
What is Erikson's sixth stage of psychosocial development?
a. moving from isolation to intimacy b. moving from dependence to autonomy c. moving from suppression to resilience d. moving from family of origin to family of procreation
In your own words, explain what sociological imagination is and give an example that was not used in class or the readings of applying sociological imagination to some aspect of your own life. (Sociological Imagination)
What will be an ideal response?