A theory states that increasing a person's formal higher education results in increased earnings over the individual's lifetime. In this theory, "higher education" is the
a. independent variable.
b. dependent variable.
c. correlation.
d. effect.
a
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a. relativistic, absolutist, dialectical b. absolutist, relativistic, dialectical c. dialectical, relativistic, absolutist d. absolutist, dialectical, relativistic
Explain the difference between maintenance work and conversational dominance
What will be an ideal response?
In the United States, the major function of the Horatio Alger myth is to:
a. eliminate the need for formal education b. legitimize the current patterns of inequality c. make the class system more open d. motivate the poor to work harder
Which sociological approach would most likely view old age as a "master status" that has consequences for how the elderly are treated in the United States?
A. disengagement theory B. activity theory C. functionalist perspective D. labeling theory