Why Is Knowledge Important

question 91

Multiple Choice

Why is knowledge important?

• A)Knowledge guarantees success. 
• B)Knowledge resides in information. 
• C)Knowledge is the understanding that one gains from information. 
• D)Knowledge is easier to acquire than data and information.

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Definitions:

Minorities in Canada

Refers to groups in Canada who are not a part of the demographic majority, often identified by racial, religious, linguistic, or cultural differences.

Social Distance

Bogardus’s concept of the relative distance people feel between themselves and other racial/ethnic groups.

Prejudice and Discrimination

Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience; discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Theory

A statement that tries to explain how certain facts or variables are related in order to predict future events.