Poverty rates among African American and Hispanic elders in the United States are ________
a. about the same as among elderly, non-Hispanic whites.
b. two to three times higher than among elderly, non-Hispanic whites.
c. ten times higher than among elderly, non-Hispanic whites.
d. lower than among elderly, non-Hispanic whites.
Answer: b
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a. hermaphrodite b. transgendered c. transvestite d. homosexual
When more media outlets come to be owned by fewer and fewer companies, media ownership becomes
A. diminished. B. diffuse. C. concentrated. D. enhanced.
Why is lower-class behavior more likely than upper-class behavior to be labeled as deviant?
a. The more power a group has, the more likely they are to be successful at defining deviance. b. Lower-class people engage in more blatant forms of deviance. c. The more numbers a group has, the more likely they are to be successful at defining deviance. d. Very few upper-class people engage in deviant behavior.
Organized collective activities that address values and social identities as well as improvements in quality of life are called
A. resource mobilization. B. new social movements. C. social movements. D. false consciousness.