Laura and Anne have been in school together since the first grade. They worked well together and were always in the same class. Once they got to middle school, Laura was put into a class of students that were labeled “high achieving” and Anne was in a class for the “average” students. This exemplifies __________.
A) segregation
B) tracking
C) social promotion
D) prejudice
B) tracking
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a. says little about the issue of prevention. b. places doctors rather than people in charge of health. c. assumes sick people can afford to take time off from work. d. All of these responses are correct.
In the U.S., most people now say that sex between unmarried men and women is morally acceptable.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
It is not uncommon to find widespread __________ and __________ among the U.S. homeless population.
A) divorce; marriage B) utilization of housing vouchers; disability C) political conservativism; addiction challenges D) mental illness; disability
The class-society theory of modernity is based on the ideas of which of the following sociologists?
a. Emile Durkheim b. Karl Marx c. Max Weber d. Ferdinand Tönnies