What are the major trends in the distribution of income over the past several decades? How do median incomes differ by race and ethnicity, by age, and by family type?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should include growing spread between quintiles or social classes on income. Persistent income disadvantages are still seen for African Americans and Latinos, for women in general, and for single mothers in particular. Low incomes are common at both ends of the age spectrum.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the limitations of using mass media?
a. Narrow scope b. Vast library of options for public consumption c. Length restrictions d. Conflicting advice
One of the major achievements of the Civil Rights movement is the:
a. end of residential segregation. b. virtual elimination of school segregation. c. emergence of a large black middle class. d. significant reduction of black poverty.
Which of the following is characteristic of Goffman's theory of the presentation of self?
A. Individuals engage in ongoing impression management. B. Individuals desire to control and define social situations through their actions. C. The use of dress, objects, and tone are not considered instrumental to the process. D. Individuals monitor others to look for clues about how to behave.