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This activity contains 11 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 In respect to ethnic and racial relationships in the United States, Israel Zangwill developed the concept of the "salad bowl."
   
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 The elderly are a significant segment of the population who are often viewed with negative stereotypes, are subject to discrimination and who have successfully organized into a potent collective force that wields significant political clout on certain social issues.
   
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 During the twentieth century, the number of people under the age of 65 has tripled and the number aged sixty-five or over has jumped by a factor of eleven.
   
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 According to a 1991 study, older workers can be retrained in new technologies, have lower rates of absenteeism than younger employees, and are often more effective salespeople than younger employees.
   
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which went into effect in 1968, was passed to protect workers sixty-five years of age or older from being fired because of their age and replaced with younger workers who would presumably receive lower salaries.
   
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 Maggie Kuhn was one of the best-known founders of the AARP.
   
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 The elderly in the United States are better off today financially and physically than ever before.
   
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 The proportion of people in the United States with disabilities continues to increase from year to year.
   
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 Disabilities are found in all segments of the society, but racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately more likely to experience them and also to have less access to assistance.
   
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 The efforts made by advocates for gays and lesbians have resulted in a far greater degree of public acceptance particularly with regard to legalizing homosexual relations.
   
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 The stigmatization of gays and lesbians was seen as a major factor in the slow initial response to the presence of AIDS when it first appeared in the United States.
   
 
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