Toxic waste sites tend to be located in neighborhoods where people who are poor often live. This fact illustrates __________.

A. that social structure has lost its relevance over the past several decades
B. the importance of power in the definition of social problems
C. that the lack of voting rights was a personal trouble experienced by a few people
D. a lack of consensus on a solution to a social problem


Answer: B

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Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Emily's List is an organization that works to __________

a. transport low-income voters to the polls b. eliminate felon disenfranchisement c. elect prochoice Democratic women d. overturnRoe v. Wade

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Which of the following is an effective way of minimizing role conflict and role strain?

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