The term assimilation is defined by the text as:
a. When a dominant group forces a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country.
b. The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.
c. The theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture.
d. The act of singling out an individual because of his or her race.
b. The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.
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According to the classical theory of formal organizations, workers are motivated almost entirely by
A. economic rewards. B. fear of their superiors. C. norms of conformity to the group. D. the need for job satisfaction.
__________ migration usually occurs as a result of political oppression, such as when Jews fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s or when Afghans left their country to escape oppression there in the early 2000s
a. Internal b. Voluntary c. Involuntary d. External
As a leading _______________ theorist, Talcott Parsons had a ____________ view of macro-level societies.
a. symbolic interaction; constructionist b. conflict; negative c. structural functionalist; positive d. ethnomethodologist; dismissive
Describe the ways body dissatisfaction takes shape for men and women. What demographic group is most likely to experience concern about body weight? What eating disorders are associated with body weight, what are the health risks of these, and in what
part of the world are these most common? What does Susan Bordo mean when she says these disorders are a “crystallization of culture”? Please provide the best answer for the statement.