Concerning ethnic conflict on a global scale, Sanderson and Alderson argue that
a. it should continue to decrease as people become more open-minded about other
ethnic groups
b. it will continue to intensify due to an acceleration in immigration
c. increased ethnic heterogeneity throughout the world will lead to an increase in
global ethnic conflict
d. two of these
Question 2Baby boomers were characterized by prioritizing family over careers.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Which of the following, according to Rosenhan, is NOT a source of depersonalization in mental hospitals?
a. attitudes held by all of us toward the mentally ill
b. today's modified view of the learning disabled
c. the hierarchical structure of the psychiatric hospital
d. the financial conditions of many psychiatric hospitals
Question 4The depression of the survivors was linked primarily to the fact that
a. they no longer had to work hard to maintain community.
b. their success as individuals was destroyed.
c. their taken-for-granted community was no more.
d. they were placed into a foreign structure that they found too limiting.
Question 5According to Sanderson and Alderson, the theory of justice espoused by philosopher John Rawls is
a. probably the best moral theory developed so far
b. flawed beyond any reasonable repair
c. perfect and cannot be improved upon
d. subject to the same difficulties as cultural relativism
Question 6One major criticism of cultural relativism is that it
a. sees some societies as superior and others as inferior
b. easily leads to condoning inhumane practices found in some societies, such as the extermination of Jews in Nazi Germany
c. does not focus heavily enough on creating equality between different cultures
d. two of these
e. none of these
Question 7Cohorts are groups of generations.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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