Recently, a city government decided it needed
a new landfill so it bought the cheapest land it could find, which happened to be next to a neighborhood which was predominately populated by minorities. This is an example of __________.
A) individual racism
B) institutional racism
C) environmental racism
D) nativism
Answer: C
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Various social policies have been recommended to make dividing housework more equitable. Aulette identified which of the following as a more attainable and appropriate goal?
a. Require husbands to pay housewives. b. Have the government pay housewives. c. Socialize housework. d. Encourage more equitable division of housework through more equitable work-family policies.
Dr. Zahn's academic interest is analyzing various aspects of society and publishing his findings in sociological journals. In view of this, Dr. Zahn is considered to be a(n) ________ sociologist
A) applied B) practical C) basic (or pure) D) reform
Susan owns and profits from her own business. She is a part of a capitalist class, which is also referred to as a
A. peasant. B. bourgeoisie. C. proletariat. D. oligarch.
In the context of the expected shortage of funding for Social Security benefits, one of the most popular solutions to restore the trust fund is:
A. means-testing. B. to reduce the cost-of-living increases. C. to gradually increase the payroll tax. D. to reduce the benefits.