Who conducted the classic 1944 report on Black America in which he declared, “The economic situation of the Negroes in America is pathological. Except for a small minority enjoying upper or middle class status, the masses of American Negroes . . . are destitute?”
A. Lee Rainwater
B. Gunnar Myrdal
C. W. Lloyd Warner
D. C. Wright Mills
B. Gunnar Myrdal
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By 1900, the share of the U.S. labor force working on farms was equaled by the share working in__________.
A. retail sales B. service jobs C. computer-based jobs D. industrial jobs
Sometimes there is confusion about whether some people are members of the household. For which group is there rarely confusion about whether they are household members?
a) Adult children age 18-29 b) Children under age 15 c) Young adult relatives and 18-29 who have been staying in the household d) Older relatives who spend part of the year living on their own
From sociologist Emile Durkheim's perspective, __________ refers to the social cohesion found in industrial societies, in which people perform very specialized tasks and feel united by their mutual dependence
a. organic solidarity b. mechanical solidarity c. high-technology bonding d. industrial cohesion
Some researchers have found that American standardized tests could be biased against non-White cultures. To avoid appearing discriminatory, some colleges have opted for __________
a. non-test admission procedures b. use of a college-created admission exam c. appeals of denied admissions d. a diverse admission committee