A rating point is worth about ________ for each thirty-second network commercial, but a commercial on a hit series can bring in ________ more per commercial that what is charged for an average series.
a. 32,000; 10,000
b. 224,000; 60,000
c. 10,000; 32,000
d. 60,000; 224,000
Current high levels of black unemployment can be traced directly to New Deal legislation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Jerome and Deanna went to view an apartment that was listed for rent in the newspaper. When the apartment owner saw that the couple was black, he told them that the apartment was no longer vacant. The owner does not want to rent to blacks.
This is an example of __________.
A) individual discrimination
B) perpetuity
C) ethnocentrism
D) institutional discrimination
Managed-care programs
a. mean higher costs for individuals.
b. encourage more surgery to maintain health.
c. emphasize preventive medicine.
d. mean longer hospital stays.
Standpoint theory, in any study of poverty, employs the perspective of
a. the poor.
b. the social scientist.
c. society.
d. the government.
Elements of ecosystem thinking include all except
a. insensitivity. c. overload.
b. interconnectivity. d. instability.
The current fixed-fee hospital reimbursement system in Medicare
a. cuts hospital revenues.
b. reduces hospital support personnel.
c. reduces wasteful spending.
d. all of the above.
Experiments with income maintenance programs showed that
a. the poor no longer had any incentive to work.
b. the poor spent the money on liquor.
c. a significant number of marriages broke up.
d. such programs would quickly go bankrupt.
When Congress extended coverage of old-age insurance to agricultural workers in the early 1950's, blacks became eligible for the maximum old-age and unemployment benefits.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The demographic profile of news program viewers consists of the following:
a. geographic region, educational attainment, and age
b. age, sex, and income
c. age, family composition, and race/ethnicity
d. family composition, educational attainment, and income
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