Which of the following terms refers to an advantage that men have when employed in female-dominated occupations?
A. glass ceiling
B. glass escalator
C. transparent ascension
D. crystal stairs
Answer: B
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A social network is
A. a social structure that derives its existence from the social interactions through which people define and redefine its character. B. an attempt to reach agreement with others concerning some objective. C. a series of social relationships that link a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people. D. the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships.
In addition to analyzing who died during the heat wave, Klinenberg examined:
A. The role of institutions in failing to prevent deaths. B. The media outcry against the negligence demonstrated by City Hall. C. The social movements that emerged in the hardest hit neighborhoods to protest failures in city services. D. Clashes between Blacks and Latinos over access to scarce cooling facilities. E. The negative impact of the heat wave on tourism.
Which of the following family situations would Talcott Parsons find closest to the functionalist ideal of family?
A. Keith and Donna both work full time. They use a nanny to help raise their twin sons. The family is upper middle class and both boys will go to college. B. Pamela and Christopher are both working full time, but this is because of economic necessity. They are working class. As much as possible, Pamela does the household tasks. They use child care as little as possible. C. Nancy is a stay at home mom. Her husband Stewart makes a reasonable salary, but they are not well off. Nancy does all of the housework and child care. They do not have a notable pool of savings for retirement or college. D. None of these would suit Parsons, from what you know of his beliefs on family.
In the Bahamas and in Ecuador the homicide rate is predominantly influenced by
a. rapid urbanization b. international drug markets c. changes from communism d. by the frontier lifestyle