At one time, many Puerto Ricans were effectively barred from serving in the Chicago Police Department because they failed to meet the height requirement.This was an example of
A. institutional discrimination.
B. scapegoating.
C. prejudice.
D. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Answer: A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Professor Marcus is studying new parents' stress levels after the birth of a baby, to see if prematurity has an effect on parental stress. In this scenario, prematurity is the
A. dependent variable. B. independent variable. C. control variable. D. none of these.
In some societies, a man will marry a woman and her sisters. This is an example of
A. monogamy. B. polygyny. C. polyandry. D. group marriage.
A common cause of failure in friendships is:
A) having friends who are too similar to us. B) being unwilling to follow the rules of friendship. C) one friend making more money than the other. D) entering into a romantic relationship with a friend.