Compared to whites, blacks' likelihood of going to prison is
a. less.
b. about the same.
c. greater.
d. the likelihood is not comparable because of different population sizes.
c
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Which of the following statements is true of racial minority groups within the immigrant population?
A. Due to the U.S. history of slavery and racial segregation, the children of black immigrants often attempt to associate more closely with U.S.-born African Americans. B. There are often many social tensions between the children of black immigrants and U.S.-native-born African American youths. C. The children of Latino immigrants continue to be underrepresented among those at risk for poor behavioral, physical, and mental well-being. D. The children of Latino immigrants have the highest rates of college enrollment.
Which of the following research projects would someone who engages in the sociology of medicine be mostly likely to pursue?
.a. .?how doctors’ attitudes result in poorer persons receiving worse health care than wealthier persons .b. .?how poor people’s attitudes toward doctors result in their receiving a lower quality of care than wealthier persons receive .c. .?why poor persons develop arthritis more often than wealthier persons .d. .?how individuals’ attitudes toward risk-taking affect whether they follow medical advice .e. .?why wealthier persons live longer on average than poor persons
Functionalists note that we learn how to behave appropriately in structured small group settings that reinforce social norms while in school. This refers to ______.
A. primary socialization B. secondary socialization C. pedagogical socialization D. dynamic socialization
When parents choose to raise their children without a rigid adherence to binary gender roles, they are engaged in ______.
A. antifeminism B. reverse socialization C. gender-neutral childrearing D. differential socialization