The new constructionist approach to the study of social problems offered all of the following advantages EXCEPT
a. competitive advantage in that no competing theories of social problems existed.
b. flexibility in terms of the study of various actors involved.
c. a greater sensitivity to women's concerns and issues of patriarchy.
d. flexibility to criticize some claims as distorted or unfounded.
C
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
According to the contact hypothesis, contact between members of divergent or opposing groups will lead to more favorable attitudes under certain conditions. Which of these is not one of the necessary conditions? a. Members of each group have equal status
b. Members of each group are pursuing the same goal. c. Members of the different groups are required to cooperate with each other to achieve their goal. d. Members are severely reprimanded for negative behavior and comments.
Because the War on Drugs has been waged in poorer neighborhoods it has resulted in more arrests of people of color even though they are no more likely to see or use drugs than whites. This illustrates ____________ discrimination
a. traditional b. overt c. adaptive d. institutional
The three basic processes of concern to demographers are:
a. fertility, health, and income b. fertility, mortality, and migration c. childbirth rates, population size, and region d. fertility, morbidity, and average life expectancy