which of the following statements are true about racial and ethnic inequalities in society
What will be an ideal response?
-discrimination permits members of the majority to enhance their wealth, influence and status at the expense of others
-a dominant racial and/or ethnic group enjoys privileges at the expense of others
-less-qualified people get jobs and promotions because they are members of the dominant group
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Some news media are adopting a set of standards regarding mental illness including a. not assuming mental illness is a factor in a violent crime
b. using the general term "mental illness" rather than naming the specific disorder. c. not interviewing people with mental illness. d. using only terms that have a "positive" connotation.
In which of the following situations would you use a t test for dependent means?
A) To compare the honesty scale scores of politicians to the honesty scores of students. B) To compare the level of reading comprehension of students at the beginning of a speed-reading class to their level of reading comprehension at the end of the class. C) To find the relationship between liking coffee and a tendency to be a “night person” in a group of students. D) To compare the scores on a tolerance-of-diversity measure of two sororities.
Racial minority groups have been largely excluded from the melting-pot model of assimilation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
An advantage of longitudinal research studies is that they:
A. provide data about differences between age cohorts. B. do not require any investment as they monitor subjects at only one point in time. C. do not distinguish age effects from cohort effects. D. follow different groups of people at different points in time.