The U.S. Department of Labor tracks labor force participation rates for all adults over age 20 by race and sex. All of the following EXCEPT one reflects their 2009 data cited by Aulette. Which is FALSE?
a. The majority of women work for wages.
b. A larger percentage of black men work for wages than black men.
c. A larger percentage of black women work for wages than black women.
d. A larger percentage of Hispanic men work for wages than black men.
b
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a. disease. b. mental disorder. c. disability. d. activity determinant.
What perspective in sociology would tend to see criminality as a way that disadvantaged people act out their rebellion against society?
a. interactionist b. conflict theory c. structural functionalist d. differential association
Which sociologist created the power elite theory?
A. Karl Marx B. C. Wright Mills C. William Julius Wilson D. Max Weber
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The “separate but equal” doctrine was made official interpretation of the equal protection clause in 1896 with the decision in the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. 2. Brown v. Board of Education declared that segregation did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. 3. The “March on Washington” was led by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1969. 4. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made the segregation of public space based on race, color, religion, or national origin illegal. 5. The median income for black families is equal to that of white families.