In the U.S., one's SAT score may be used as a "proxy" measure of one's social class. What does this mean?
a. The SAT score is a more realistic measure of social class than income or education
b. SAT scores are the best predictors of how well a student will do in their career.
c. Family income is strongly correlated with scores on the SAT exam.
d. SAT scores are more related to race than income.
c
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It appears that, other things being equal, poor black and Latino families who move from inner-city neighborhoods do poorer in school and in the labor market than those like them who stay behind
a. true b. false
On average, African American families earn what percentage of the amount that white families earn?
A. 95 percent B. 65 percent C. 45 percent D. 25 percent
Which of the following is a criticism of feminist perspectives of health and illness?
A) ?Feminist scholars sometimes gloss over the fact that social class, rather than gender, has a big effect on people's health. B) ?Feminist scholars overemphasize lifestyle choices that affect people's health. C) ?Feminists scholars tend to ignore the contributions of medical and health care systems. D) ?Feminist scholars do not address structural factors such as laws and government policies. E) ?Feminist scholars overemphasize the social constructions of health and illness.
The fact that food shortages are a human and not a natural phenomenon means that:
A. all nations are incapable of growing a sufficient variety of natural foods. B. humans are now capable of creating synthetic food. C. drought and soil erosion do not affect food production. D. food is always available to those who can afford it.