The key distinguishing feature of the upper-middle class is
a. old wealth.
b. acceptance by the elites as social equals.
c. high prestige jobs.
d. white collar employment.
c
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A. maintaining confidentiality B. objectivity and integrity in research C. protection of research subjects from personal harm D. All these answers are correct.
Of the following, which is considered to be one of the major social problems of the world?
a. inability of social groups to communicate through one language b. the variety of religious beliefs that are found throughout the world c. the belief in the innate inferiority of populations thought of as separate races d. the ultimate blending of races into one human population
A stereotype is a(n)
A. person or group that one blames irrationally for one's own problems or difficulties. B. factually induced belief about another person. C. unreliable generalization about all members of a group that does not recognize individual differences within the group. D. belief that one race is superior and that all others are innately inferior.
Support for animal rights, advancing awareness of mental illness, and promotion of gun control are causes that have been taken up by ______.
A. moral entrepreneurs B. personal billboards C. wealthy minorities D. right-wing conservatives