A woman is born into a homeless, single-parent family. She is very talented and as an adult, becomes a wealthy, world-acclaimed pianist. This scenario most closely represents which type of stratification system?
A. caste
B. class
C. estate
D. slavery
B. class
Sociology
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. midlife changes. B. unavoidable crises. C. midlife corrections. D. midlife complexity.
Sociology
When someone is searching for positive, complimentary feedback, he or she is motivated by:
A) self-enhancement. B) self-verification. C) self-fulfillment. D) self-monitoring.
Sociology
A sense, shared by members of the group, of belonging to and identifying with a given ethnic group is defined as ______.
A. race B. ethnicity C. minority D. culture
Sociology