Because of recent court decisions and referenda, affirmative action is today increasingly focused on

a. African-Americans and Latinos.
b. job quotas.
c. hiring goals.
d. active recruitment of women and minority applicants.
e. both b and c


d

Sociology

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Which one of the following represents the best example of material culture?

a. physical objects people have invented, such as a diamond ring b. conceptions of what is right and good, such as "true friendship" c. rules for behavior, such as "stop for pedestrians in crosswalk" d. the belief that athletic talent is inherited

Sociology

Sociobiologists believe that much of human social behavior is genetically determined

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Symbolic interactionist theorists are interested in which of the following?

A. how messaging from close friends and the mass media influences how individuals relate and respond to racial inequality B. the physical and psychic separation between the dominant/majority group and subordinate/minority groups C. the cultural adaptation of minorities D. adjusting institutional practices that have historically benefited Whites so others can have greater access to society's benefits

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