The ending of apartheid in South Africa has led to ________
a. that society becoming a meritocracy.
b. little improvement for millions of poor, black people.
c. complete social mixing by people of all races.
d. the election of the first white president.
Answer: b
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The shift among Hispanic Americans from Republican to Democratic voters can be attributed to
a. A desire for stronger laws limiting abortion availability b. Strong support for lower taxes c. Negative reaction to efforts by Republicans to pass harsh policies toward undocumented immigrants d. Concerns about stem cell research and the religious implications
The perception that a class structure exists and the feeling of shared identification with others in one's class is referred to as _____
a. false consciousness b. class consciousness c. normative consciousness d. stratified consciousness
The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of
a. social distance research. b. the iron law of oligarchy. c. the Thomas theorem. d. authoritarian personality theory.
A caste system is defined as ________
a. social stratification based on ascription, or birth. b. social stratification based on personal achievement. c. a pure meritocracy. d. any social system in which categories of people are unequal.