Former president Barack Obama is typically referred to as black or African American, not "half-black" or "half African American," even though he had one white parent and one black parent and was raised by his white mother and white grandparents. The text argues that this is a legacy of ______.
A. racism
B. the hypodescent rule
C. social Darwinism
D. eugenics
Answer: B
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A) social needs. B) need for acceptance. C) esteem needs. D) physical needs.
In order to conduct her study, Lacy compared two suburban communities. Which of the following best describes these communities?
a. one was a majority white suburb and one was a majority black suburb. b. both were majority white suburbs. c. both were majority black suburbs. d. both were black suburbs, but one was affluent and the other was working class.
The expectation that African and Latin countries will change by moving in the same direction as Western societies is consistent with
A. world systems theory. B. resource mobilization theory. C. disengagement theory. D. evolutionary theory.