Sociology

Changing from one occupation to another of the same general status level would be called ____. a. ...

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Social status is inherited and cannot thereafter be changed when one is part of a(n) ____. a. ...

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A(n) ____ system is one in which an individual's social status is based on merit and individual ...

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Which of the following is not an aspect of structural mobility? a. less qualified workers take ...

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Compared cross-nationally, the U.S. a. has the most social mobility of any country in the world. ...

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Compared with workers in 1970, U.S. workers today experience less upward and more downward social ...

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Globally, the economic base of countries with the lowest-income economies is ____. a. ...

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Among the more economically developed countries of the world, the greatest increase in poverty in ...

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There are always six social classes in any stratification system. Indicate whether the statement ...

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The gap between the richest and poorest Americans has been steadily decreasing over the past ten ...

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Wealth is more difficult to measure than income. Indicate whether the statement is true or ...

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Money and ownership of the means of production are not the only sources of power. Indicate ...

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Most societies appear to rely on the same set of factors in determining occupational prestige. ...

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The three dimensions of social stratification tend to be closely correlated with each other. ...

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Inequality appears to be a nearly universal characteristic of social life. Indicate whether the ...

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Communist countries are the only classless societies. Indicate whether the statement is true or ...

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Marxian theories of stratification have dominated sociology since its inception. Indicate whether ...

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From a conflict perspective, the functionalist view of stratification serves to perpetuate ...

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Marx believed that capitalism was necessary before a society could progress to socialism. ...

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Symbolic interaction perspective contends that stratification systems persist because people believe ...

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Because there is so much inequality in the United States, Americans have a very sophisticated ...

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Some members of the working class may earn more income than some members of the middle class. ...

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The definition of poverty is the same in the United States as it is in India. Indicate whether ...

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Using relative measures of poverty, at least one segment of the population will always be poor, ...

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The poverty rate for Latinos and African Americans is more than double that for whites. Indicate ...

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