1.) Demonstrate why groups are so vital to society and to your own life. Provide at least two specific examples of the roles groups play in your life and explain in detail. 2.) How might in-group vs. out-group mentalities contribute to racism and xenophobia? Explain the role culture, social class and social status play in establishing in and out group mentality?
3.) Connect the dangers of in-group and out-group consequences to the theories of prejudice discussed in Chapter 12.
4.) What is the influence of dominant groups on bureaucratic policy? How might some bureaucratic policies affect minoritized groups (such as racial, ethnic, class, and/or gender minority groups) differently from dominant groups?

"“forty or fifty years ago, many people thought that simply transferring technologies from industrialized to developing countries would close the technology gap. now we know that technologies developed in industrialized countries may not be suitable for use in other environments. they may require a particular type of infrastructure to operate. they may need specialized parts or knowledge to mend when they break we now understand that innovative capacity must be built in different ways." - united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon based on the secretary general's comments, which of these would be most important for a country to improve? a) native literature b) transportation grid c) cultural traditions d) construction styles

Reasons for factor mobility of a combine harvester, cotton, an oil platforn and a woodland

Which of the following methods could be considered a "best practice" in terms of informing respondents how their answers to an on-line survey about personal information will be protected? respondents are informed that investigators will try to keep their participation confidential; however, confidentiality cannot be assured.respondents are informed that a research assistant will transfer all the research data to a password-protected computer that is not connected to the internet, via a usb flashdrive. the computer is located in a research team member's office.the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain her institution's method for guaranteeing absolute confidentiality of research data.the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed.the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed