Sociology first emerged as a discipline in
A. the United States.
B. western Europe.
C. South America.
D. eastern Europe.
Answer: B
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A) 10 B) 50 C) 75 D) 90
According to Max Weber, what are the various dimensions of social stratification? What are some examples of people who rank high on each of these dimensions? Other than the examples discussed in the chapter, can you identify individuals who are status-inconsistent?
What will be an ideal response?
In Burgess and Park's concentric-zone model, a zone in transition is an area that is:
a. being invaded by business and light manufacturing b. being settled by migrants c. considered to be a slum d. ready for gentrification
For the respondents in Luna's study, raising children was a big part of their lives. In terms of percentage, how many of these welfare mothers were currently raising children of their own at the time of the study?
a. All of them were raising their own children. b. Approximately 95% of them were raising their own children. c. About 50% were raising their own children, and also raising other people's children. d. These welfare mothers were mostly actually raising their grandchildren, which consisted of about 60% of them.