According to Tewksbury and Lees's article "What it's Like to be Known as a Sex
Offender," sex offender databases being opened to the public was formalized by
a. Jessica's Law
b. Megan's Law
c. The Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender
Registration Act of 1994
d. The Fairness in Media Doctrine
B
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Racial and ethnic stratification refers to systems of inequality in which some fixed group membership or social category, such as race or religion, is a major criterion for ranking social positions and giving access to rewards
a. true b. false
Discuss how language may create and reinforce our perceptions about race and ethnicity by transmitting preconceived ideas about the superiority of one category of people over another
What will be an ideal response?
A primary impact of media is _____________, the process by which media tells us what we should attend to. Media don’t tell us what to think, but they do tell us what to think about.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is an accurate statement with regard to women today in the U.S. government?
a. Positions on the United States Supreme Court are equally divided between genders. b. Approximately one-third of the females in Congress are women of color. c. Leadership positions are held exclusively by men. d. Seats in the United States Senate are equally divided between genders.