Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Jencks annoyed some critics of his work because he called randomness “luck,” implying that the course of our lives is more arbitrary than we care to admit.
2. Jencks believed that the best way to address economic inequality in the United States is to improve the quality of bad schools.
3. The income gap between high school and college graduates has declined significantly in recent years.
4. Education has an independent effect on individual’s career success.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
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Irish American Catholics disagree about all of the following but:
a) sexuality. b) finances. c) gender. d) authority.
Which of the following is not one of Bongaarts's proximate determinants of fertility?
a) Exposure to sexual intercourse b) Risk of arranged marriage c) Exposure to conception d) Gestation and carrying the pregnancy to birth
According to the text, some groups of people are likely to be undercounted by the census for various reasons. Why does this matter?
A. The original purpose of the census was to determine the gross capital product more accurately. B. The census is used to apportion representation in government as fairly as possible. C. Without an accurate population count, it is not possible to provide welfare programs. D. The U.S. standing in the world is determined in part on the size of its population.
Which of the following is an example of hostile sexism?
a. A man escorts his wife whenever she goes out at night. b. A man buys his wife an extravagant gift for her birthday. c. A man tells a sexist joke at a business meeting. d. A man withholds bad news from his wife to avoid upsetting her.