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a testable statement of relationships among variables is called
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hypothesis
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the intensive study of a single group, incident, or community is a
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case study
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the research method in which people respond to questions
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survey
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randomly selecting students for a survey is an example of a/an
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sample
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which of the following is not a step for doing research
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field study
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a case study where the researcher becomes a member of the group being studied is
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participant observation
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the sociologist that developed the most comprehensive research on suicide and the use of social facts was
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emile durkheim
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protecting the rights, privacy, integrity, and dignity of research subjects is a part of
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the code of ethics
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which of the following is not a research method
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causation
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a group that has its own unique values, norms, and behaviors that exist within a larger culture is a/an
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subculture
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examples include clothers, buildings, and automobiles
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material culture
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a written rule of conduct enacted and enforced by the government is a/an
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law
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norms that have great moral significance attached to them are
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mores
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the physical objects of material culture are called
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artifacts
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the amish, native americans, and soldiers living on a military base are all examples of
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subcultures
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a cluster of interrelated culture traits is a
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culture complex
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a group of mutuallly interdependent people who have organized in such a way as to share a common culture and feeling of unity is a
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society
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neo-nazis, skinheads, devil worshippers, and the hare krishna all are examples of
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countercultures
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values are to beliefs as norms are to
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behaviors
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cultural relativism refers to
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the belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards
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norms, values, symbols, language, and physical objects make up
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culture
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rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms are
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sanctions
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a violation of a rule of behavior that calls for a strong punishment is called
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taboo
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the belief that one's culture is superior to all others is called
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ethnocentrism
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the smallest unit of culture is
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culture trait
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norms that do not have great moral significance attached to them is called
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folkways
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shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable, are called
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values
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comon features of all societies are called
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cultural universals
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which of the following would not be true about positive sanctions
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it involves the threat of punishment
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a thing that stands for or represents something else is a
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symbol
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if something is important to a society it will have many words. this is an example of what theory
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-sapir-whorf
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the capacity to learn a particular skill or acquire a particular body of knowledge is
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aptitude
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the sum total of behaviors, attitudes, and values characterizing a person is
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personality
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unchanging biologically inherited behavior patterns is
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instinct
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the person who likened newborn infants to clean slates upon which anything can be written is
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john locke
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the first improtant agent of socialization is
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family
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an interactive process by which we develop an image of ourselves based upon how we imagine we appear to others
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looking glass self
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the debate concerning the importance of heredity versus the environment in the development of personality is called the
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nature nurture debate
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a person who has a direct influence on our socialization is
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a significant other
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the case studies of the isolated children show tht normal social developoment in children depends on
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human interaction
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breaking with past experiences and learning new values and norms is called
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resocialization
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used to evaluate ourselves and from which we acquire attitudes, beliefs, norms and values
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reference group
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composed of people roughly the same age and social characteristics
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peer group
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the concepts of the I and Me were developed by
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george mead
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prisons, mental hospitals, and militay boot camp are examples of
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total institutions
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the influence on an individual's personality is determined by the presence and number of brothers and sisters is known as
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birth order
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which of the following is usually the child's first secondary group
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school
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children like to play dress up and play at being parents, astronauts, firefighters, teachers, and so on. This behavior is called
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anticipatory socialization
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our self concept
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allows us to have an image of ourselves that is separate from those around us
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an example of an ascribed status is
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your citizenship
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your best friend wants to copy your home work but you know your teacher would not approve. This is an example of
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a role conflict
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which of the following is least like a bureaucracy
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emotional interaction among role players
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which of the following is not a characteristic of a group
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three or more people
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the relationship between doctor and patient can best be described as
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reciprocal role
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the local red cross chapter could best be described as a
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secondary group
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which of the following is an example of an achieved staus
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high school graduate
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the smallest type of a group is
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dyad
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a coach trying to motivate a losing team is an example of
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role strain
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an aggregate consists of people who
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share certain traits in common and play dissimilar roles
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expected behavior of someone occupying a particular staus is called
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role
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the status that plays the greatest role in shaping a person's life is a
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master status
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a secondary group is to coworkers as a primary group is to
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family members
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a large complex secondary group that has been estblished to achieve specific goals is a
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formal organization
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a way to resolve role confilct would be to
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the network of interrelated statuses and roles that guides human behavior is called
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social structure
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the situation that results in a person being labeled as deviant and accepting that label as true is
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secondary deviance
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situation that occurs when the norms of society are unclear or are no longer applicable is called
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anomie
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all of the following are positive functions of deviance excpet
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rehabilitating deviants
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accepting both the cultural goals and the means of achieving these goals is
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conformity
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noncomformity that goes undetected by those in authority is called
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primary deviance
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behavior that violates significant social norms is called
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deviance
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who determines which acts are considered deviant
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society
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the theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts they are exposed to is
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differential association
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which of the following stated he believed anomie and deviance is related to material possessions and competition being the norm in our society
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merton
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members of a deviant subculture
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may not be deviant within their subculture
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which group would not be considered deviant in this country
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members of a racial minority
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which of the following is defined as a prediction that results in behavior that makes the prediction come true
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self fulfilling prophecy
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which of the following people would not be considered latino
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a native american
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slavery is an example of
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subjugation
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the policy that allows each group in society to keep his own unique cultural identity is called
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ethnicity
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extermination aimed at intentionally eliminating an entire targeted population is
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genocide
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blending of culturally distinct groups into a single group with common culture and identity is
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assimilation
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the denial of equal treatment to people based on their group membership is
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discrimination
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the belief that ones own race is superior to other races is
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racism
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members share certain biologically inherited physical characteristics and are seen by society as part of a separate group
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race
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socially identified by unique characteristics related to culture or nationality
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minority
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a trait that is socially created and thus may vary from one society to another
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gender
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gender socialization begins
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at birth
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this term refers to an individual's biological identity as either male or female
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sex
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which of the following is not an example of a pink collar job
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politician
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a set of beliefs, attitudes, and norms used to justify the unequal treatment of an individual because of their sex
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sexism
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the eating disorder that involves bingieing and purging is called
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bulimia nervosa
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who entitled his research on value programming what you are now, is where you were when?
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dr massey
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an undesirable trait or label that is used to characterize an individual is a
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stigma
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when the power in an organization becomes increasingly in the hands of the few, this is called
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iron law of oligarchy
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the norm for choosing pink for girls and blue for boys is an example of
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sterotyping
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immigrants conforming to the accepted standards of the white majority is called
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anglo-conformity
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an example of someone who is white ethnic would be
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irish american
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the denial of equal access based on the law is called
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de jure segregation
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the eating disorder where you deprive yourself of food and often exercise excessively
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anorexia nervosa
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