The term used to describe a situation in which a person who is better qualified but denied enrollment in an educational program or employment in a specific position as a result of another person receiving preferential treatment as a result of affirmative action is called:
a. discrimination.b. reverse discrimination
c. prejudice. d. inequality.
b
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Which of the following statements is true of self-referencing labels reported by transgender inmates in California prison populations?
A. A smaller percentage of inmates said "male and female" than inmates that identified themselves as male. B. A larger percentage of inmates said "it depends" than inmates that identified themselves as female. C. A larger percentage of inmates identified themselves as female than inmates that said "neither male nor female." D. A majority of the inmates identified themselves as males.
Using firm routines to control a child's behavior probably works best with:
a. self-directed children. b. preschoolers. c. boys. d. aggressive children.
The Veterans Administration was formed to provide needed services for those who had served in the military. Many have complained in recent years that VA employees seem more interested in following bureaucratic regulations than in serving the veteran. In Merton's typology of deviance, such behavior could be considered an example of:
a. conformity b. rebellion c. retreatism d. ritualism
With the rise of industrialization and in the emerging industrial economy, ________.
A. paid labor became a secondary source of income B. the role of "housewife" or "homemaker" essentially disappeared C. paid labor became the essence of the meaning of work D. what women did in the home was increasingly defined as "work"