David Wellman argues that the major cause of racism is
a. prejudiced attitudes.
b. hostility of white Americans.
c. institutional arrangements such as the seniority system in occupations.
d. economic exploitation.
c
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Which of the following is characteristic of the identity component of a social movement?
a. moral indignation b. a sense that "we can do something" about this c. the definition of who we are d. a sense of collective action
In the medicalization of deviance, deviance becomes a symptom of some underlying illness that demands treatment by
a. the court.
b. sociologists.
c. physicians.
d. the police.
Which of the following is not one of the four factors that Alice Rossi identified as complicating the transition into parenthood?
A. the national consensus on successful parenthood B. the limited amount of education during pregnancy C. the abruptness of the transition to parenthood D. the lack of anticipatory socialization for the caregiver role
What conclusions could you draw from C. J. Pascoe’s study of the use of homophobic slurs by black and white high school boys?
A) Despite racial difference, black and white high school boys police gender in remarkably similar ways. B) Black high school boys’ gender policing is more likely to make them targets for institutional discipline. C) Black high school boys are less likely to be invested in policing the boundaries of masculinity. D) Black and white high school boys use different words to express the same beliefs about gender.