In the United States, Asians and Pacific Islanders have the lowest poverty rate of all racial and ethnic categories—even lower than non-Hispanic whites
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: False
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Which of the statements below is true, according to the authors of your text?
a. Nearly 18 percent of Americans under 65 do not have any health insurance. b. Economic class, race, and ethnicity are correlated with the risk of becoming seriously ill. c. The heavy burden on the American healthcare system would be alleviated by emphasizing more on prevention of illness. d. All of the above e. None of the above
According to Sternberg, infatuation is characterized by high levels of
A. passion. B. intimacy. C. commitment. D. All of these are correct.
Content analyses of media show that there are patterns for how race, gender and social class are presented. For example, research on the content of television reveals that a. during prime time the majority of television characters are women
b. Hispanics have caught up with whites and are now equally well-represented on television. c. more women are shown in professional roles, and beauty has become much less important. d. racial and gender stereotypes continue to dominate on television.
The major discrepency between capitalism in its ideal form and capitalism as it is practiced in the United States is
a. huge corporations dominate the economy by controlling demand, rather than responding to the demands of the market. b. huge corporations dominate the economy by responding to market demands without government intervention. c. laissez-faire government policies allow huge corporations to fail, putting white-collar employees out of work. d. laissez-faire government policies have been replaced by tight government regulation of business in the wake of the 2008 economic crash.