Explain what the following statement refers to: "For better or worse, the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant tradition was for two centuries-and in crucial respects still is-the dominant influence on American culture and society" (Schlesinger, 1992, p. 28). What are some examples that support this assertion?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies.
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According to Lawton and Nahemow, the area where press level is average for a given level of competence and where behavior and affect are normal is called
a. adaptation level. b. psychosocial adjustment. c. congruence points. d. balance points.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The idea of a "glass ceiling" means that women and minorities have limited access to career and occupational mobility. 2. By the dawn of the Civil War, only a very small part of the southern economy depended on slave labor. 3. Brown v. Board of Education (1951) was a signal that American society was growing intolerant of educational segregation for black school children. 4. An aspect of abolitionist ideology was to argue for the inhumane treatment of blacks. 5. Programs such as affirmative action have increased white resentment toward blacks.
White, ethnic immigrants of Irish and Italian descent have been the most privileged group in the United States
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Among men respondents, which group was the most likely to report having a great deal of confidence in educational institutions?
Figure 4.2 examines the relationship between respondents’ racial-ethnic group and their confidence in education, controlling for respondents’ gender. RACEHISP is a nominal-level variable that indicates respondents’ self-identification as non-Hispanic white, Black or African American, non-Black Hispanic, or another racial/ethnic minority group. CONEDUC is the variable corresponding to the question, ”I am going to name some institutions in this country. As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? … Education.”
The top portion of the figure shows the variables used to construct the analysis and indicates that SEX was used as a control variable and YEAR was used as a filter.
Figure 4.2
a. White men
b. Black men
c. Non-Black Hispanic men
d. Other men