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How do sociologists use a sociological imagination to challenge stereotypes?

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Black Lives Matter, a recent political movement that has drawn attention to a series of violent encounters between police and citizens of African American communities, is a good example

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Camille Beasley

Sally wants to get into shape. She asked her friends to which gyms they go. Her friends recommended two different gyms, and she choose one of them. Sally loves the gym she selected so much she started recommending it to her friends. In what process was Sally engaged in when choosing a gym?

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One possible answer to the economic problems in West and Central Africa is

a. griots.

b. microcredit.

c. imports of natural resources.

d. negative balance of trade.

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Clarence Ellison

Which of the following is an economic system in which business is based on competition and individuals make decisions on how to use resources.

a

Market

b

Command

c

Traditional

d

Mixed

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Urijah Woodward

Flat affect and catatonia are symptoms most closely associated with:

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Carolina Cannon

What is the best estimate of the population mean?

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Maverick Raymond

Which of the following actions is a way to repair land that has been overfarmed?

A.

increasing the use of fertilizers and irrigation

B.

cutting down trees

C.

decreasing the use of irrigation

D.

increasing the number of animals allowed to graze on the land

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Who favored Direct Democracy and thought that even a republic was corrupt?

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What has research in neuroscience revealed about where memories are stored and how they are processed?

A) Memories are stored in a single structure in the brain.

B) Memory is located in specific sets or circuits of neurons.

C) Brain chemicals play little role in forging the connections that represent memory.

D) Neurons work independently to process memories and represent information.

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Walter Richmond

How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis (1890).

The Jungle, Upton Sinclair (1906).

The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck (1939).

Unsafe at Any Speed, Ralph Nadar (1965).

What has been the impact of these authors and their books on American society?

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Maisie, a junior in high school, is studying for her SAT exam. Although she is tired after a long day of school, she sits down with her study guide and slowly works through five new math problems. Maisie is likely employing

A, controlled processing

B, automatic processing

C, an independent mind-set

D, an interdependent mind-set

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What makes an argument persuasive

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The constitutional convention in 1787 was brought on by the?

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A system of "shock incarceration," which is designed to be an intensively structured, short - term alternative to prison, is also known as: a) wilderness programs. b) boot camps. c) adventure programs. d) reform school. e) ECT

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