What concept refers to a social position that is received at birth or involuntarily assumed later in life?

a. passive role
b. master status
c. ascribed status
d. achieved status


c

Sociology

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__________ is community supervision of persons who have been released from prison

a. Probation b. Prerelease c. Furlough release d. Domestic visitation e. Parole

Sociology

Which statement is true about family violence?

A) Alcohol and drugs are the real causes of violence in the home. B) Battered women usually "ask for it" and in reality like being hit. C) Most abused people are preprogrammed to be abusers themselves. D) None of the above three statements are true.

Sociology

Married men have longer life expectancies than:

a. single men. b. single women. c. married women. d. cohabitating men and women.

Sociology

_____ believe that the greater rewards attached to some positions in society help ensure that people will make the sacrifices necessary to acquire the training those positions demand.

A. Functionalists B. Conflict theorists C. Symbolic interactionists D. Social exchange theorists

Sociology