Sociologists use the term __________ for a system of sacred or supernatural beliefs, symbols, and ...

Sociologists use the term __________ for a system of sacred or supernatural beliefs, symbols, and rituals that guides human behavior, gives meaning to life, and unites believers into a community.
 
  a. secularization
 b. spirituality
 c. religion
 d. liberation theology

Question 2

Discuss the functionalist perspective on urbanization and the growth of cities.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

_____ wars, which are based in cultural differences, have a high price even for survivors, whose life chances can become bleaker even after the violence subsides.
 
  a. Racial b. Global
 c. Sociological d. Ethnic

Question 4

Today, about __________ of U.S. undergraduates are educated in community colleges.
 
  a. 5 percent
 b. 10 percent
 c. 25 percent
 d. 50 percent

Question 5

Describe the emergence and evolution of the city.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 6

From a sociological perspective, _____ is a negative attitude based on faulty generalizations about members of selected racial and ethnic groups.
 
  a. prejudiceb. discrimination
 c. stereotyping d. profiling

Question 7

Historically, persons of color have been considered to be _____ members in the United States, particularly when they are from lower-income categories.
 
  a. dominant-groupb. multilateral-group
 c. advantaged-group d. subordinate-group

Question 8

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in __________ that separate but equal segregated schools are unconstitutional because they are inherently unequal.
 
  a. Frager v. Board of Education of Houston, Texas
 b. Jordan v. Board of Education of Montgomery, Alabama
 c. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
 d. Bollinger v. Board of Education of Lansing, Michigan