In the article, Lower Ed, Tressie McMillan Cottom says that to do her job as college recruiter she had to be a “televangelist” rather than a “priest.” What does Cottom mean by this?
A. Her job required her to accept all types of students, regardless of their religious background.
B. Her job required her to sell the college experience, not counsel individuals on what might be best for them in their lives.
C. Her job required her to be on television and social media, instead of face-to-face with students.
D. Her job most required her, and other recruiters like her, to have an appealing personality that would attract students.
B. Her job required her to sell the college experience, not counsel individuals on what might be best for them in their lives.
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Women and children make up __________ percent of the world's refugees
(a) 55-60 (b) 60-70 (c) 75-80 (d) more than 80
Draw in people seeking material gain in the form of pay, health benefits, or a new status
a. Voluntary organizations b. Coercive organizations c. Utilitarian organizations d. Bureaucracies
More generally, Figure 5.3 suggests that:
Figure 5.3 shows a comparison of means. CLASS is a variable that indicates respondents’ sense of themselves as lower-class, working-class, middle-class, or upper-class. DEMTODAY is a variable corresponding to the question “On the whole, on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is very poorly and 10 is very well. How well does democracy work in America today?”
a. As respondents’ subjective class status increases, they are more likely to hold more negative views about how well democracy in America is working today.
b. On average, compared with respondents who described themselves as working- or lower-class, those who describe themselves as middle- or upper-class tend to believe that democracy in America is working better.
c. Regardless of social class, less than 10% of respondents believed that democracy in America is working well
d. Regardless of social class, fewer than 10% of respondents answered the survey question about how well democracy in American is working.
In 1900, more than one-third of New Yorkers lived in small apartments with few or no windows and shared bathrooms. These apartments were called__________.
A. ghettos B. flophouses C. tenements D. co-ops