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Prejudice, discrimination, and hostility directed against people because of their age is called ________.
 
  A) reverse discrimination
  B) disengagement
  C) ageism
  D) age cohort

Question 2

What is another name for welfare capitalism?
 
  A) laissez-faire capitalism
  B) state capitalism
  C) pure capitalism
  D) hands off capitalism

Question 3

Briefly explain how race is both a reality and a myth.
 
  What will be an ideal response

Question 4

The term ________ refers to prejudice, discrimination, and hostility directed against people because of their age, and was coined by the physician ________.
 
  A) gerotranscendence; Lars Tornstam
  B) gender age; Francis E. Downey
  C) ageism; Robert Butler
  D) age cohort; C. Everett Koop

Question 5

Discuss both sides of the argument on Affirmative Action.
 
  What will be an ideal response

Question 6

In the United States, government interventions that restrict a person's ability to immediately produce and sell a product that he or she has discovered or invented are referred to as ________.
 
  A) market restraints
  B) social forces
  C) laws of supply and demand
  D) patent laws
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Essentials of Sociology: A Down-To-Earth Approach

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Answer to q. 1

C

Answer to q. 2

B

Answer to q. 3

Race is a reality in the sense that different groups do inherit distinctive physical characteristics. But race is also a myth because racial categories are not universal, but are social classifications that vary from society to society. Thus, a distinctive biological category of race is a myth.

Answer to q. 4

C

Answer to q. 5

Liberals, both white and minority, say that this program is the most direct way to level the playing field of economic opportunity. If whites are passed over, this is an unfortunate cost that we must pay if we are to make up for past discrimination. In contrast, conservatives, both white and minority, agree that opportunity should be open to all, but claim that putting race or sex ahead of an individual's training and ability to perform a job is reverse discrimination.

Answer to q. 6

A
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I just wanted to write to say thanks a bunch for the answer!
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