What characteristic was especially important to the African kinship system?
Answer: The well-being of the group was essential to that of the individual
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Consistently avoiding contact with people of different races than one's own would be considered an example of _____
a. old-fashioned racism b. aversive racism c. neo-racism d. traditional racism
A nation is a group of people sharing common elements of culture such as language.
a. True b. False
Émile Durkheim emphasized a social strain theory of social problems
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following istrue of W. E. B. Du Bois?
A. He was a civil rights leader who condemned segregation and the racism of America. B. He wrote about collective consciousness, an inescapable awareness of being an individual within a society of individuals. C. His ideas were often considered too mild for sociologists at the time of his writing. D. His ideas are considered outdated and have been debunked by modern Black sociologists.