The racial and ethnic groups with the worst health in America are
A) Asians and Native Americans
B) Blacks and Native Americans
C) Latinos and Whites
D) Latinos and Asians
Answer: B
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In the context of racial-ethnic inequality, which of the following is most likely to be stated by a functionalist?
A. Racial-ethnic inequality persists because it benefits minority groups. B. If a society aims to eliminate racial-ethnic inequality, newcomers must retain their original cultural heritage and values in the host country. C. Racial-ethnic inequality is dysfunctional, but much of the inequity can be attributed to individual failings and a lack of acculturation. D. In a meritocratic society, people should be rewarded for their ethnicity rather than their accomplishments to minimize racial-ethnic inequality. E. Immigration is dysfunctional for the host nation as it leads to racial-ethnic inequality.
Nations with high-income economies continue to dominate the world economy, despite capital flight (the movement of jobs and economic resources from one nation to another) and deindustrialization (closing plants and factories because of their obsolescence)
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Within the U.S., a significant change over the past twenty years has been:
a. an increase in the percentage of Jews in the population. b. the near universal acceptance of Christianity. c. a movement away from conventional Protestant denominations to fundamentalists such as the Pentacostal and Nazarene. d. an increase in the percentage of adults who identify themselves as Catholic.
Which of these statements regarding funeral practices in the United States is true?
a. Embalming is required by law in most situations. b. The casket represents approximately 60 percent of all funeral expenses. c. Approximately one?fourth of the money paid to the funeral director, in a typical funeral, is disbursed to others (minister, flowers, etc.). d. None of the above.