How many motor vehicles are there in the United States, a nation with an adult population of about 200 million people?
a. 150,000
b. 1.5 million
c. 25 million
d. 253 million
(Answer: d)
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Sociologist William J. Wilson pointed out that ________
a. programs must be developed to confront ethnic and racial discrimination rather than class subordination b. young Blacks were competing unsuccessfully with young Whites c. class has ceased to be of concern as educated Blacks are entering the middle class d. the poor are socially isolated and have shrinking economic opportunities
The _____ approach uses religion, customs, habits, traditions, and law to answer important questions. It is based on strong beliefs about what is right and wrong and what "ought to be" in society
a. empirical b. deductive c. inductive d. normative
How many Americans believe homosexuality is something a person is born with?
a. Less than 10 percent b. Over half c. Almost all d. We have no way of knowing this.
Which of these is not part of the argument that race is a myth, not a biological reality?
a. scientists have known for a long time that there is no such thing as a pure race. b. markers typically associated with one "race" may also show up in other populations. c. if racial categories do actually exist, they would be too numerous to be meaningful. d. racial categorizations permit social definitions to be associated with physical traits. e. all societies have the same set of racial categories.