Gordon Is a Graduate Student Wanting to Develop a Projection

question 46

Multiple Choice

Gordon is a graduate student wanting to develop a projection model for understanding race in the future.He consults with sociologist Jennifer Lee,and she recommends that he study:

• A) ethnicity instead of race,because culture is the dividing line of the future.
• B) the black/white divide,because it is a common thread from the founding of America into the future.
• C) the "browning of America," because biracial populations are growing so quickly.
• D) the "black/nonblack" divide,because distinctions between blacks and all other groups combined are becoming increasingly important.

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Definitions:

Symbolic Interaction

A sociological perspective focusing on the ways in which people make sense of the world, experience, and communicate through the use of symbols.

Making Choices

The process of deciding between two or more possibilities or options, often implying a decision-making capability.

Action and Interaction

Refers to the dynamic processes by which individuals take actions and respond to each other within a social context.

Dramaturgical Concepts

Ideas from the dramaturgical perspective in sociology, which analyzes social life as a series of performances, where individuals present themselves in ways that will be accepted by others.