Comparing school performance, researchers have found that the most important cause of the achievement gap between rich and poor children is
a. differences in schools.
b. differences in home environments.
c. differences in personal ability.
d. differences in personal health.
b
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An ethnography differs from personal anecdote in that
a. an anecdote is humorous. b. not all anecdotes are about work. c. the ethnographic observer is more detached and objective. d. an ethnography is not about real people. e. an ethnography is not reliable.
Bob is on his first date with Mary, whom he really likes. He tries to act in a manner that will cause her to like him, too, and to want to go out with him again. This is an example of
A. face-work. B. impression management. C. idealization of the other. D. role taking.
Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts correctly describes the behavior of a school “dropout” who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them?
a. innovator b. ritualist c. retreatist d. rebel
Beginning in the 1960s, Canadian immigrants were selected on the basis of:
a. potential economic contribution. b. nationality or race. c. physical characteristics. d. political affiliation.