Which one of the following is NOT part of the efforts by social scientists to go beyond common sense understandings and create scientific knowledge

__________ is defined as a condition in which people do not have the means to secure the most basic necessities of life.

Jacinta’s daughter has been preparing for a spelling bee by studying several hours a day for it. Jacinta knows that by encouraging this behavior, she is instilling a general sense in her daughter that she will have to compete with others throughout her life. Competition is thus an example of an American _________.

In the U.S, full-time working women annually earn about ____ % of what full-time working men make.

Which of the following groups is NOT a subculture?

To “stigmatize” someone is to:

__________ is an economic system based on private property and market exchange.

Currently, the ethnic group in America that has the highest median household income is:

In a(n) ________, social standing corresponds to personal ability and effort.      \

__________ refers to the ways in which an individual in everyday interaction shows a degree of recognition towards strangers, such as a friendly glance or nod, without interacting with them too much.