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evelyn o bentley

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Current data indicate that Asian Americans have the highest median household incomes in the United States. Researchers caution, however, that the data about Asian incomes can be misinterpreted because __________.
 
  a. some Asians, such as Vietnamese and Cambodian Americans, are at the top of the income hierarchy
  b. some Asians, such as Vietnamese and Cambodian Americans, are at the bottom of the income hierarchy
  c. some Asians, such as Chinese and Filipino Americans, are at the bottom of the income hierarchy
  d. the data are separated by country of origin

Question 2

Why are social hierarchies important to any society's social structure?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


aliotak

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

Social hierarchies are important components of any society's social structure for two critical reasons: (1) Where we stand in key social hierarchies has a huge bearing on our lives and life chances, and (2) hierarchies shape our social lives and relationships in many different ways.


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