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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Race Relations

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Isabella was born in the United States to parents who were both born in Puerto Rico. Isabella has lived her entire life in a tiny apartment in a rough neighborhood in the Bronx. She feels invisible in a country that has both great wealth and great poverty. What is Isabella a part of?
  1. Assimilation
  2. Contact theory
  3. Urban underclass
  4. Racial profiling
  5. Affirmative action
Explanation
Answer: C - Isabella is a part of the urban underclass. The urban underclass includes those stricken by poverty that live in major cities throughout the United States, and consists primarily of minorities. These populations are hidden in run-down neighborhoods with poor quality schools and little opportunity for advancement.
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