In a caste system, one's place in the stratification system is ______.
A. ascribed
B. achieved
C. assumed
D. ambiguous
A. ascribed
You might also like to view...
A country is considered modern if it possesses at least eight characteristics. Which one of the following is not considered one of those eight?
a. A system of mass media and communication is in place. b. People feel a sense of loyalty to a country. c. Goods and services are widely available. d. People feel a sense of loyalty to an extended family.
In Durkheim's perspective, if you saw that one religious group had higher suicide rates than another, and that single people had higher suicide rates than married people, which statement would you make?
a. Protestants have high suicide rates similar to Catholics. b. Single people have lower suicide rates than married people. c. People without children have equal suicide rates to people with children. d. Suicide rates are related to how closely tied people are to one another in groups. e. Suicide rates may be related to individual income and ascribed characteristics.
The forced march of First Nations who were forced by the federal government to give up their lands in the southeastern United States and relocate to the Oklahoma Territory in the 1830s.
a. The First Nation’s forced March b. Custer’s Last Stand c. The Apache Trail d. The Trail of Tears
Community-focused parole is a process of getting inmates to engage with the community while on parole.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)