The perspective emphasizing division of labor and sex roles is the
a. Feminist viewpoint.
b. Functionalist viewpoint.
c. Conflict viewpoint.
d. Interactionist viewpoint.
Duke University President Keohane supports affirmative action.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
School dropout rates are above the national average in
a. urban areas.
b. suburban areas.
c. rural areas.
d. both a and c.
__________ banned race and gender preferences in hiring and college admissions in California.
A) The Bakke Case
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Proposition 209
D) The Civil Rights Act
Once a label like underclass becomes used to identify a group, people begin to see that group as homogenous.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The perspective that argues against objective research is the
a. Feminist viewpoint.
b. Functionalist viewpoint.
c. Conflict viewpoint.
d. Interactionist viewpoint.
Public housing plans
a. failed by attempting physical solutions to social problems.
b. succeeded in mixing social cases.
c. were architecturally innovative in creating community.
d. both b and c.
Which racial-ethnic group has the highest suicide rate?
A) African Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) Latinos
D) Native Americans
Critics of tracking have complained that
a. students in the lower track emerge with low self-images and motivation.
b. overemphasis on athletics hurts academic studies.
c. it fails to reinforce the social class structure.
d. it burdens teachers with monitoring duties.
Recent findings about the new male are
a. stronger commitment to relationships.
b. clearer understanding about the role of fatherhood.
c. male anomie.
d. all of the above.
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