Sue is a 22-year-old African American female who has been passed over for a promotion for 5 years at her company. She feels as if her age, race, and sex have prevented her from climbing the executive ladder. This is an example of which concept?
A. Hyposectionality
B. Hypersectionality
C. Horizontal mobility
D. Intersectionality
Answer: D
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Which of the following is an example of the remedicalization of mental illness?
A. There is a resistance among psychologists to prescribe psychoactive drugs. B. Psychologists are now using Prozac to diagnose clinical depression. C. Psychologists have been integrating meditation into their therapy sessions. D. The public majority believes mental illness is not a biological problem. E. Many patients are reluctant to seek mental health treatment.
Laws such as "three strikes you're out" and "truth in sentencing" tend to restrict:
a. good time b. gain time c. both good and gain time d. mitigating circumstances
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. White children are three times more likely to be uninsured than Latino children. 2. Less than ten percent of Mexican Americans hold a college degree. 3. The reason for higher Puerto Rican income, relative to Mexican Americans, is their disproportionate numbers in skilled, blue-collar craft positions. 4. A major reason for the higher death rates of Latino children is lack of access to neonatal services. 5. Puerto Ricans in New York City are more segregated than Mexican Americans in Los Angeles and Cubans in Miami.
Social scientists Karl Marx and Max Weber identified ___________ as an important determinant of social inequality and social change
a. religion b. class c. gender d. race