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Kthamas

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Which of the following summarizes sociological research on racial progress in America?
 
  a. the picture is dire, with great disparities in wealth and access to opportunities between whites and blacks.
  b. the picture is optimistic, with improved measures of success for blacks in education, income, and job opportunities.
  c. the picture is muddied, with great disagreement still existing about the assimilation and progress that blacks have made since the 1960s.
  d. all of the above are correct

Question 2

Since the Civil Rights movement, conditions for blacks have changed in the United States. Which of the following best expresses the view in Lacy's article?
 
  a. progress for blacks has been slow and things are not that different from the early 1960s.
  b. blacks have clearly entered and been accepted into the white middle class and few barriers remain.
  c. blacks have been afforded access to white institutions legally, but many informal barriers still remain for blacks' success.
  d. blacks have actually outpaced whites in terms of their economic success since the 1960s.



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Qarqy

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C




Kthamas

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Reply 2 on: Jul 1, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


amynguyen1221

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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