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In a U.S. town, a mining company owns all the stores and most of the houses. It sells goods to the workers at inflated prices, offers house rentals for twice what a mortgage would be,  and makes sure to always pay the workers less than   needed to cover food and rent. Once the workers are in debt, they have no choice but to continue working for the company, since their skills will not transfer to a new position. This situation most closely resembles:

Gender dysphoria is a condtion listed in the DSM-5 in which people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one they identify with.  This condition replaces “gender identity disorder”.

Advocates of Marxist class theory argues taht the basis for racial subordination in the United States lies within the capitalist economic system.  Another representation of this point of view is reflected in which of the folowing theories?

A sociologist who focuses on the way that multinational corporations headquartered in core nations exploit the local workers in their peripheral nation factories is using a ____________________ perspective to understand the global economy.

Expulsion refers to the process of

Genocide refers to the process of

Which theoretical perspective stresses the importance of regulating sexual behavior  to ensure marital cohesion and family stability?

What intergroup relationship is represented by the “salad bowl” metaphor?

Ethnocentrism refers to

Sociologist have identified five basic properties of a minority group.  Which of the following is not one of those properties?