An ascribed status is a social position
A. attained by a person largely through his or her own effort.
B. assigned to a person without regard to the person's unique characteristics or talents.
C. based solely on income and wealth.
D. based solely on lifestyle.
B. assigned to a person without regard to the person's unique characteristics or talents.
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Laws dictate who is permitted to marry legally, and the media influence attitudes toward sexuality. From a sociological perspective, these examples demonstrate that
A. social institutions play a large role in directing human sexuality. B. people are unable to think for themselves when it comes to sexuality. C. in the United States, there is general consensus on what is appropriate sexual behavior. D. sexual scripts in the United States are more conservative than in other countries.
Compared to slaves in the past, modern slaves today are a. more likely to be treated well because the world has become more humane
b. more likely to be controlled by violence, the threat of violence, and/or debt. c. more valuable, which gives the slave-holder incentive to provide a reasonable standard of care. d. more educated and better able to defend themselves against unscrupulous slave holders.
The rate of teen childbearing in the U.S.:
a. is higher than it has ever been. b. has been increasing slightly recently. c. is lower now than it has been at any time since 1940. d. is now lower than in many other industrialized countries.
Questions about operationalizing "success" and social interventions reflect which section of the evaluation criteria to be used in reading a research report?
a. evaluation research b. field research c. analyzing existing statistics d. survey research e. experimental research