Race ______ occurred in Los Angeles in 1992 after police officers, charged with beating black motorist Rodney King, were acquitted.

A. rampages
B. debaucheries
C. fights
D. riots


Answer: D

Sociology

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Which element of culture is the most abstract?

a. values b. beliefs c. ideologies d. norms

Sociology

Leonard Beeghley concludes that election laws and practices in the United States tend to benefit the ___________ more than any other social group

a. poor b. working class c. more affluent classes d. majority of African Americans e. majority of Hispanic Americans

Sociology

During adolescence, adults are more effective agents of gender socialization than peers

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology