Most U.S. murders occur in the
a. Midwest. c. South.
b. Northeast. d. West.
C
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In mystical religions, the sacred
a. revolves around items that symbolize historical events. b. is sought in states of being. c. revolves around the lives, teachings, and writings of great people. d. is sought in places, objects, and actions believed to house a god or spirit.
Judging other cultures by the standards of one's own on the assumption that one's own is superior is known as
A. ethnocentrism. B. elitism. C. cultural relativism. D. xenophobia.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The numbers of African Americans and Hispanics who graduate from college have not increased since the 1970s. 2. When Jonathan Kozol returned to public schools in the 1990s, he found that most of the inequalities he had struggled against in the 1960s were gone. 3. No Child Left Behind set standards for achievement in broad areas, including social studies, music, and the arts. 4. No Child Left Behind set funding rewards for schools that had higher percentages of students passing standardized tests. 5. Human capital theorists argue that what people learn in school has no value in how valuable they are as an employee. 6. Jay MacLeod found that the young people he studied, especially African Americans, did not get ahead because they had low aspirations and did not want to succeed.
Which of the following is true of good generalizations?
A. They are similar to stereotypes. B. They are constructed from traditional authority. C. They are grounded in one's childhood experiences. D. They are based on social scientific research.