Typically, unemployment rates are lower for minorities than for whites and are lower for younger than for older workers.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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According to the concept of "persistent subcultures," all ethnic groups avoid any assimilation with the dominant culture
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Rachel's friends from her biology class, with whom she interacts only in school, form her secondary group.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The chapter asserts that the primacy of profits in capitalism means that employers make investment decisions without regard for their employees. Which of the following does NOT represent that situation?
a. Employers purchase machines to replace workers on an assembly line. b. Employers require workers to participate in on-the-job training. c. Owners close a factory in the United States and move their operations overseas to a low-wage country. d. Employers eliminate traditional pension plans in favor of employee-funded 401K retirement plans.
Which sociologist pointed out that one cannot devise methods for controlling and utilizing new technology before the introduction of a technique, and that nonmaterial culture typically must respond to changes in material culture?
A. William Ogburn B. Talcott Parsons C. Sherry Turkle D. Thorstein Veblen