According to Shepard, which of the following is currently false regarding the condition of African Americans?
a. Median African American income is substantially below that of white households.
b. Less than a third of African American men are employed in the highest occupational categories.
c. The African American poverty rate is three times that of whites.
d. The children of African American parents and children of white parents are equally as likely to experience upward mobility and exceed their parents' income.
e. Black children from poor families are more likely to remain poor into adulthood than are white children from poor families.
D
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a. high scores on X are associated with high scores on Y. b. high scores on X are associated with low scores on Y. c. low scores on X are associated with low scores on Y. d. the variables X and Y are not strongly related.
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a. aggregate b. mob c. riot d. nuclear
The habit of consistently performing very high-quality work is called
a. empowerment. b. professionalization. c. deprofessionalization. d. professionalism. e. mystification.
According to the textbook, U.S. attitudes toward sexual behavior have followed which of the following patterns over time?
a. increased acceptance of premarital sex but continued low acceptance of extramarital sex b. increased acceptance of premarital sex and extramarital sex c. decreased acceptance of premarital and extramarital sex d. increased acceptance of premarital sex, followed by a decrease, with acceptance of extramarital sex remaining high