Chances are an 80-year-old widowed Black female who lives alone is significantly worse off than a 66-year-old married White male

Sex, race, ethnicity, and age interact to influence an individual's median income and likelihood of living in poverty. This is known as:
a) poverty rates.
b) a spurious relationship.
c) interactive behavior.
d) structural functionalist theory.
e) cumulative advantage and cumulative disadvantage.


E

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Which of the following is an example of the racialization of Mexican Americans?

a. In 2010, Arizona state legislature passed a severe immigration control bill that requires police to ask for identification and proof of citizenship or legal status b. In 1997, African American farmers in the South sued the government for past discrimination in farm loans, arguing that they were deprived of the opportunity to make a living from their land. c. In 1975, Allan Bakke, a white student who was denied admission to the University of California at Davis, sued the university's regents. d. All of the above are examples of racialization of Mexican-Americans. e. None of the above are examples of racialization.

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The growth of evaluation research is largely due to

a. demand by clients and ethical considerations. b. ethical considerations and social researchers' desire to make a difference. c. social researchers' desire to make a difference and federal requirements and support. d. federal requirements and support and demand by clients. e. state and federal requirements to prevent lawsuits

Sociology

__________ tend to have __________ within them.

a. secondary groups; pastoral networks b. primary groups; secondary groups c. secondary groups; primary groups d. primary groups; laissez-faire networks

Sociology

Asking a respondent if they spent a lot of time playing video games as a child in order to determine heterosexuality is referred to as

A. operationalization. B. veiled reporting. C. value neutrality. D. causal logic.

Sociology