Du Bois argued that the color line was the problem of the twentieth century. Based on the text, make a case for whether it remains the problem of the twenty-first century. Be sure to cite relevant examples
What will be an ideal response?
disparities in education, housing, employment, sentencing, criminal justice; hate crimes; SB 1070; differential life chances; opportunities for advancements/social mobility; entire chapter
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Nontalking is:
a. a lack of communication. b. an aversive message. c. filtered communication. d. positive reassurance.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a secondary group?
a. Relationships tend to be task-oriented. b. There is a great deal of intimacy among members. c. It tends to be characteristic of modern society. d. Role expectations tend to be clearly defined.
Anti-drug crusades have generally been associated with
a. new, rigorous scientific research providing incontrovertible evidence for the risks and harm of drugs. b. new laws when it appears members of the respectable, middle-class have begun to use drugs. c. minority and disadvantaged groups as scapegoats for creating new legislation. d. a general social climate of rational and deliberative decision-making.
"Women (and children) are oppressed; but this oppression does not stem purely from cultural norms or 'out of thin air'. Rather, the roots of gender oppression are firmly embedded in the economic arrangements of modern society.
a. socialist feminism b. liberal feminism c. radical feminism d. cultural feminism