What are events that influence groups of people during the same years, such as the influence of World War II on the “GI Generation”?
a. Period effects
b. Cohort effects
c. Rites of passage
d. Aging effects
e. All of the above
b. Cohort effects
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For the remainder of chapters, this text will view organizations from the ________ perspective.
A. ecosystems B. contingency C. institutional D. cultural
People who are poor or otherwise disenfranchised ______.
A. typically have to deal with the effects of pollution more than the rich and powerful B. have little concern about macro issues like the environment since they are concentrating on day-to-day survival C. are being impacted by pollution that is typically of their own creation D. are unlikely to see advances in their condition through ecological reform efforts by social workers
What is meant by the term institutional racism? Give examples
What will be an ideal response?
An elementary school teacher has three classes. She finds the following mean and standard deviations for student IQ scores
Mean Standard Deviation Class #1 106 32 Class #2 104 9 Class #3 110 16 She knows she is more effective if the students are at similar ability levels and that IQ measures ability level in this situation. Which class is she likely to be most effective with? [NOTE: IQ scores for the general population range from about 70 to 130 with a mean of 100]. A) Class #1 B) Class #2 C) Class #3 D) Classes #1 and #2 equally E) Classes #1 and #3 equally