Author Question: Functionalists, conflict theorists, and symbolic interactionists would all agree that a. The U.S. ... (Read 23 times)

robinn137 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Functionalists, conflict theorists, and symbolic interactionists would all agree that

a. The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse at a rapid rate.
b. Only individuals and groups at the grass-roots level, not government and political leaders or academic elites, can bring about greater racial equality.
c. Political intervention is necessary to bring about great change.
d. Programs such as affirmative action or others that are designed to specifically benefit minority-group members are divisive and harmful.

Question 2

State-sanctioned patriotic acts and rituals are examples of

ethnocentrism.
b. racism.
c. individual discrimination.
d. institutionalized discrimination.

Ksh22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: a. The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse at a rapid rate.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. ethnocentrism