Arranged marriages

A) are negotiated by local governmental authorities.
B) are negotiated by families of the bride and groom.
C) have not been the norm throughout most of human history.
D) were once based on the Greek concept of eros.


B

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Captives are those who ________

A) consider their careers more important than their families B) are forced to become full-time homemakers because of the expectations of society C) have high occupational aspirations D) remain in the labor force reluctantly

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According to Robert Merton, Americans are taught to strive toward the American dream of economic success. He termed these aspirations as _____

A) ?institutionalized goals B) ?institutionalized results C) ?cultural strains D) cultural means? E) cultural goals

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The social construction of race is illustrated by which of the following?

a. An olive-skinned Puerto Rican who would be categorized as "white" in Puerto Rico will be categorized as "black" when he immigrates to New York. b. Blacks and whites in most large U.S. cities continue to live in strongly segregated neighborhoods. c. Many white Americans have unknown black ancestry. d. Most Americans continue to think that there are real and easily discernible differences among blacks and whites.

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