Sociologists Have Identified a Number of Factors That Determine Racial

question 25

Multiple Choice

Sociologists have identified a number of factors that determine racial and ethnic inequality. Some of these factors have been shown to be more important than others. Which of the following lists correctly orders the factors in order of importance from least important to most important?

• A)1. history and tradition; 2. culture; 3. biology
• B)1. social structure; 2. biology; 3. educational shortcomings
• C)1. economics; 2. social structure; 3. history and tradition
• D) l. biology; 2. culture; 3. social structure

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Definitions:

Sensitization

An increased reaction to a stimulus following repeated exposure, typically in response to something negative or harmful.

Withdrawal Response

A behavior in which an organism avoids or retreats from an unpleasant or threatening stimulus.

Dishabituation

The phenomenon of dishabituation involves the re-emergence or strengthening of a response to a stimulus, after that response had diminished due to repeated exposure to the stimulus, reinvigorated by a change in context.

A State

The initial affective reaction to an environmental stimulus in opponent-process theory.