Compared to the 1980s, the state of racial desegregation in U.S. schools today is __________.

A) about the same
B) worse off
C) slightly better
D) nonexistent


B) worse off

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Organic social solidarity is based on the functional interdependence among people

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Strain theory suggests that deviance has its roots in

A. social pressure. B. improper socialization. C. inequality. D. nonconformist conditioning.

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In 2014, the modal category for the variable FECHLD among men was ____ and the modal category among women was ____.

Figure 7.1

A team of researchers is interested to know whether beliefs about working mothers are related to respondents’ gender, and how these beliefs have changed over recent years. They make a cross-tab of FECHLD by YEAR, using SEX as a control variable. The variable FECHLD corresponds to the survey question, “Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with it… A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work.”

a. disagree; agree
b. agree; agree
c. disagree; strongly agree
d. agree; strongly agree

Sociology

Which pattern of descent is most typical in the U.S.?

A. bilateral B. patrilineal C. bilineal D. matrilineal

Sociology