Students in medical, law, and other professional schools who are from upper and upper-middle class backgrounds seem to have an easier time "fitting in." According to the text, this is most likely due to:
A. overt attempts to keep women and Blacks out of these professional settings.
B. subtle forms of bias that can marginalize and alienate those who don't belong.
C. working-class students expressing more overt resentment in these professional settings.
D. normal, natural, and acceptable differences in how they were prepared for medical school.
Answer: B
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A) functionalist B) conflict C) symbolic interaction D) distributive systems
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c. high family incomes. d. managerial occupations.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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