While there are no laws enforcing racial segregation in the U.S., we still find churches and schools that are segregated. This fact represents the power of
a. de jure segregation.
b. de facto segregation.
c. integration.
d. redlining.
Question 2A sociologist inspired by the _________ perspective is most likely to see the creation of social robots as driven by capitalists interested in maximizing profit by eliminating labor.
a. functionalist
b. conflict
c. symbolic interaction
d. feminist
Question 3Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the U.S. from 1880-1964 represent an example of
a. de jure segregation.
b. de facto segregation.
c. integration.
d. assimilation.
Question 4Lee's research on social robots found that personalized conversation with Snackbot increased the likelihood customers cooperated with the social robot. But Lee wonders if maybe a customer's gender might be complicating this finding. Lee might consider treating gender as
a. a control variable.
b. the independent variable.
c. the dependent variable.
d. a Hawthorne effect.
Question 5A person must acknowledge they live a racially __________ life when all of his/her important and meaningful primary relationships (dating, play, school, fraternity groups) are confined largely to people of the same racial and ethnic groups.
a. assimilated
b. balanced
c. segregated
d. integrated
Question 6From a symbolic interactionalist point of view the success of social robots is dependent on
a. their profit-generating capacity.
b. their contribution to social order.
c. their ability to interact successfully with people.
d. a gender neutral appearance.
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