Jan Harold Brunvand argues that we are able to play out our hidden fears and guilt feelings by being shocked and horrified when we hear and respond to ____
a. riots
b. fables
c. fairy tales
d. urban legends
e. riddles
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In a pluralistic society there is one racial group that is most advantaged
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Integrating governments, cultures, and financial markets through international trade into a single world market is referred to as globalization. 2. Lack of regulatory environment is a drawback to globalization. 3. The social construction of medical knowledge can both reflect and reproduce inequalities in gender, class, race, and ethnicity. 4. Low-income nations must manage problems such as infectious disease and high infant mortality rates. 5. The availability of doctors and nurses in low-income countries is one-tenth of that of nations with high income.
What is the goal of affirmative action?
a. to end reverse discrimination b. to increase the representation of minorities and women in fields from which they have historically been excluded c. to reignite historical effects of discrimination and exclusion d. to increase rates of assimilation
According to sociologists, __________ is a unifying system of beliefs, rituals, and practices that define and separate the sacred world from the profane world
a. religion b. a cult c. theism d. totemism