Unlike ordinary crimes, hate crimes are ________
a. often directed at members of dominant groups
b. based on particular characteristics of the victims
c. covert acts directed at an entire group
d. committed in a manner that is invisible to people
b
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Creating the image that they are "pawns of their husbands, naïve and lacking in self-determination" appears to be a significant factor in appealing to court's sympathy for _____
a. African American women. b. Native American women. c. Muslim women. d. Hispanic women.
In the debate as to whether class or race is more important as the source of inequality, sociologist William Julius Wilson argues that: a. the disadvantaged status of minority groups is more a matter of race than class
b. ignoring skin color and cultural differences is the only way to solve the country's problems of racism. c. changes in the economic structure are more important than race in shaping the life chances of different groups. d. the social construction of race is a myth.
According to Jurgen Habermas, analytic science _____.
a. strives to raise consciousness and emancipate humans b. focuses on how understanding the past helps us comprehend the present c. is primarily concerned with controlling people, and even entire societies d. rejects Marx’s dialectics
The ______ Amendment to the Constitution, passed in 1870, stated that the right to vote cannot be denied on the grounds of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
A. 16th B. 15th C. 14th D. 13th E. 19th