The following people all attend the same church. In general, which is most likely to be elected or appointed to a position of influence?
A. a man, age 24, with a young family, who works in the warehouse of a major fullfillment company at a salary of almost $38,000 per year
B. a single female, age 35, working as an associate attorney and making about $90,000 per year
C. 65-year-old female retired teacher with an annual income of about $43,000 per year
D. 72-year-old man who is a former pilot with a retirement income of over $160,000
Answer: D
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A. Children of the business elite experienced stimulating, challenging and interactive classroom teaching. B. Children from low-income families attended schools with low per-pupil expenditures. C. There were great differences in the quality of teacher training in wealthy and poor communities. D. Minority children, regardless of parental income, received a less rigorous education than white children. E. Despite stereotypes, the parents of rich and poor children shared high expectations for their children's academic achievement.
The _____ theory emphasizes cohesion in society, while the _____ theory emphasizes friction between groups
a. conflict; functionalist b. symbolic interactionist; conflict c. functionalist; conflict d. functionalist; symbolic interactionist
Men and women use tactile communication for different purposes in day to day interaction
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The fear in some quarters that too many immigrants will change the United States too much is __________.
a. new to the last two decades b. causing immigration to taper to a trickle c. age-old d. confined to California