Which of the following cultural practices faced by Asian Indian and other immigrant groups is not a part of American mainstream culture?
a. arranged marriages
b. exogamy
c. polygamy
d. courthouse weddings
a
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The process by which an increasing proportion of a population lives in cites rather than in rural areas is known as
a. migration. b. industrialization. c. urbanization. d. population densitization.
In Table 2.1, what percentage of Community A are Republicans?
TABLE 2.1 POLITICAL PARTY MEMBERSHIP IN TWO COMMUNITIES PARTY: COMMUNITY A COMMUNITY B Republican 103 17 Democrats 135 21 Independent 17 15 Socialists 9 11 TOTALS: 264 64 a. (103/264) x 100 = 39.02 b. (103/17) x 100 = 605.88 c. (264/328) x 100 = 80.49 d. (103/135) x 100 = 76.30
People whose daily food intake cannot sustain their activities are defined as “undernourished.” What percentage of the world’s population is undernourished?
a. 10 percent b. 15 percent c. 25 percent d. 1 percent
A person needing to have his or her car repaired can go to a muffler store, a transmission shop, a tire retailer, or a gas station for a tune-up. Talcott Parsons refers to this type of specialization as
A. adaptive upgrading. B. differentiation. C. inclusion. D. exclusion.