In Ain't No Makin' It, MacLeod contends that the low aspirations of the Hallway Hangers are due to

a. limited opportunity and class-based barriers
b. poor role models
c. a hopeless "party attitude"
d. their heavy use of drugs and alcohol


a. limited opportunity and class-based barriers

Sociology

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Investments in literacy alone are not enough to accelerate social change in a population. Instead, they must be accompanied by

a. an educational infrastructure that includes top-notch technical training b. social policies designed to prevent "brain drain" c. strategies to reach the most segmented and marginalized parts of a population d. efforts to guard against dropouts

Sociology

According to the Department of Justice, any police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than behavior is called ________

a. panethnicity b. scapegoating c. racial profiling d. ethnic cleansing

Sociology

Because of the assumption that the population variances are equal, when you do an analysis of variance:

A) you need fewer degrees of freedom B) sample variances are not important C) you figure an averaged estimate of the population variance D) you use actual population parameters in place of sample statistics

Sociology

According to "What White Supremacists Taught a Jewish Scholar about Identity" by Abby L. Ferber, the history of the Jewish experience:

a. has followed a consistent path. b. demonstrates the social construction of race. c. represents the value of white supremacy. d. is the history of freedom from racism.

Sociology