6) When person who is part of the “minority” abandons their traditional language

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6)When person who is part of the “minority” abandons their traditional language, beliefs, values, attitudes, behaviors, language, or technology and embraces the dominant culture, a sociologist would say that ___________________________ has occurred.

A)

pluralism

B)

assimilation

C)

resistance

D)

segregation

7) Select the independent variable in the following hypothesis: In the U.S., people of higher socioeconomic status are more likely to vote in an election as compared to people of lower socioeconomic status.

A)

socioeconomic status

B)

educational attainment

C)

voter eligibility

D)

voter participation

A)

pluralism

B)

assimilation

C)

resistance

D)

segregation

Explanation / Answer

6. When person who is part of the “minority” abandons their traditional language, beliefs, values, attitudes, behaviors, language, or technology and embraces the dominant culture, a sociologist would say that ASSIMILATION has occured.

7. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS is the independent variable which is defined as that which does not change in an experiment, but represents the cause or the reason for the outcome.

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