A(n) ______ is an attribute that discredits individuals because it overshadows positive attributes and merits the individual may possess.

A. stereotype
B. stigma
C. scapegoat
D. impurity


Answer: B

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A. The physical demands associated with individual and team sports. B. The forms and meanings of sports from one group to another. C. The ways that sports are included into social life. D. The relationship between sports and religion.

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Labor organizing lost ground during the

a. Roosevelt New Deal era b. nationwide progressive movement c. rise to influence of muckraking journalists d. 1920s Red Scares

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What will be an ideal response?

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Talcott Parsons viewed prolonged labor strikes or civilian riots as temporary disruptions in the status quo rather than as significant alterations in social structure.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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