People classified as "black" fall along a continuum of skin shades. Still many Americans do not question why so many shades of skin qualify someone as "just black." In doing so people
a. make race seem like a logical way to divide humanity.
b. treat skin color as irrelevant.
c. reject the U.S. system of racial classification.
d. reify race.
d
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Which classic figure from early sociology does your text use to exemplify the functionalist perspective on social problems?
a. Herbert Spencer b. Karl Marx c. Max Weber d. Emile Durkheim e. William I. Thomas
The percentage of father-only households in the United States has been declining over the past decade
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is true of most modern countries?
A. Political and civil rights evolved and were institutionalized before social rights were realized. B. Social rights evolved and were institutionalized before political and civil rights were realized. C. The category of social rights is narrow. D. Political rights are often embodied in what is termed the welfare state.
In the United States, among the 20 fastest growing occupations, more jobs will be created that are
a. Below middle class income than above b. Are above middle class income than below c. Equally divided among high paying and low paying jobs d. None of the above