Exam 15: Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

All of the following statements regarding immigration are true except

The Refugee Act of 1980 made it easier for immigrants who could prove economic hardship to enter the United States.

The television network that challenged the three major networks in 1988 was ____________________.

The practice of buying consumer products over the Internet is known as ____________________.

Initially Wal-Mart only went into large urban markets.

The remote control for television were first available in the ____________________ decade.

DVD technology gives viewers expert commentary previously only available at a film school.

Immigration Act of 1965

Examine the changing nature and place of religion in America in the late 20th and early 21st century.

Today,Wal-Mart employs 5 percent of all retail workers in the United States.

Describe the changing nature and role of television in American culture from the 1970s through the 1990s.

At the end of the 20th century ____ percent of Americans lived in large metropolitan areas.

"exurbs"

Companies increasingly sought to increase profits by seeking oversees job forces rather than hiring workers in the U.S.

Unlike cultural critics of the 1950s,analysts of the 1990s viewed mass culture as

By studying what they call the "household deficit," economists have determined that 

The Cable News Network was introduced by ____________________.

In the early 21st century American manufacturing accounted for ____ of corporate profits.

Since 1990,the percentage of African Americans has

Most people who migrated from Puerto Rico moved to which of the following?