What is one reason unemployment statistics are unreliable?

a. The government only surveys those who have been out of work for a year or more.
b. Different states define unemployment in different ways.
c. Those surveyed frequently lie about their employment status.
d. The statistics include only those who are currently looking for work.


d. The statistics include only those who are currently looking for work.

Sociology

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________ results from children being assigned to schools specifically to maintain racially separate schools

a. Racial formation b. Segmented assimilation c. Relative deprivation d. De jure segregation

Sociology

A popular misconception about women, men, and love is of the woman pursuing a man unready or unwilling to commit to a relationship. In reality,

(a) Males are more likely to be looking for a committed relationship (b) Males tend to start a relationship with a much more romantic perspective than females (c) Men tend to fall in love with someone who does not love them in return more often than women (d) All of the above are true.

Sociology

In over half of pre-industrial societies, women supply ___________ of subsistence labor

a. under 10 percent b. 10 - 25 percent c. 26 - 50 percent d. over 50 percent

Sociology

Doug, a respondent of Gaytán's, created a taco that he called a version of a burrito. What was the importance of making these two foods seem similar to Doug and his customers?

a. In Mexico, tacos and burritos are really the same thing, so he saw no reason to differentiate these foods in America. b. By calling these items the same thing, Doug was calling attention to the healthier aspects of the taco over the burrito. c. By calling these items the same, Doug was presented a hybrid preparation and production of Mexican food that was easier for Americans to understand. d. Doug was trying to fool his customers by calling these items the same since Americans really did not know the difference anyway.

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