Professor Weiss explained to the class that solid-waste dump sites are often located near low-income neighborhoods on the outskirts of metropolitan regions or in rural areas. This practice has been referred to as environmental __________.

A. discrimination
B. racism
C. prejudice
D. ethnocentrism


Answer: B

Sociology

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A study with two groups of 10 participants each, using a t test for independent means, resulted in a t of 2.21, which was significant at the .05 level. The standard way of describing this in a research article would be as follows: __________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Sociology

Some oppose the "Secure Fence" between the U.S. and Mexico because a. it was not built high enough

b. it gives an advantage to Mexicans over other immigrants. c. it harms wildlife. d. it keeps out many needed workers.

Sociology

Gigi did a content analysis of school board meeting minutes to determine who was the most influential. She developed an initial hypothesis that men carried more power, but she then searched her data to find all the cases that would contradict her initial hypothesis. This process is known as

a. systematic reduction. b. analytic induction. c. analytic deduction. d. corroboration. e. systematic deduction

Sociology

The process of learning and adopting the norms and culture of institutional living is called _____ _______

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Sociology