Mr. Jones thinks Italian Americans are involved in some way or another in organized crime. Upon reading in the newspaper about the indictment of several Italian Americans for alleged Mafia activities, he comments to his wife, "You see, they're all involved in organized crime." This is a case of:
a. individual discrimination.
b. the self-fulfilling prophecy.
c. selective perception.
d. direct institutional discrimination.
c
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Which of the following is not a reason age discrimination is difficult to document?
A. Employers can use earnings history to be a deciding factor to let older workers go. B. Employers can use retirement incentives to move older workers out of their jobs. C. In reality, older workers are less productive. D. Technological change makes older workers less valuable.
Stereotypes are:
a. generally only applied to a dominant groups within any society b. oversimplified statements of belief about members of a particular group. c. understood to apply only to a few members of any particular group. d. generalizations about minorities groups by the dominant group.
Current studies predict that by the year 2025, inmates over the age of 50 will comprise ________ of the total prison population.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Family therapists agree that a healthy balance of separateness and ________ works best for families in crisis.
A. chaos B. togetherness C. cohesion D. connectedness