According to your text, the first function of government is to ________.

What will be an ideal response?


protect the citizenry

Sociology

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As presented in one of Asch's figures, the relationship between conformity and majority size is _________________________

a. positive, up to a point b. negative, up to a point c. strongly positive throughout all values of the X axis d. strongly negative e. completely nil (no relationship)

Sociology

Which of the following has the strongest overall influence on the socialization of children?

a. church b. peer groups c. mass media d. parents

Sociology

Which of the following statements is true of the environmental discrimination in health care?

A. People of color make up the minority of residents who live in neighborhoods within two miles of the nation's hazardous waste treatment facilities. B. Native American reservations have more stringent environmental regulations than other areas. C. Whites are more likely than all other ethnoracial minority groups to live in areas where air pollution levels constitute serious health risks. D. When it comes to the federal government cleaning up polluted areas, predominantly white communities see faster action.

Sociology

______ are groups of people with distinct physical or cultural characteristics who are singled out from others in their society for differential and unequal treatment.

A. Ethnic groups B. Minority groups C. Race groups D. Out-groups

Sociology