What locations in the United States have experienced severe urban and rural poverty? What have been the major causes of this concentration of poverty?
What will be an ideal response?
Students can discuss urban poverty in older and deindustrialized cities, as well as the role of urban segregation. For rural poverty, examples include the Black Belt, Appalachia and Ozarks Highland poverty, Native American reservations, and pockets of Latino poverty along the Texas border and in other parts of the rural West.
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Who among the following is most likely to be affected by a glass ceiling?
A. Men in managerial positions B. Women who own and run their companies C. Men who have newly joined a company D. Women in clerical positions E. Older people in top management positions
Statuses, roles, groups, organizations, and institutions make up_____.
A. social organizations B. social sets C. social interactions D. social structures E. social norms
In the writings of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Adam Smith, we see a shift in the understanding of human behavior from a focus on moral obligation to God and king to ____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
SAGE Core Concepts in Sociology: Social InstitutionsClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 36 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:All social institutions are ______.
A. interrelated B. hierarchical C. secular D. governmental