Randall Collins focused on the growth of ______________ as a social signal that high-status groups use to maintain their status.

a. business degrees
b. credentials
c. private schools
d. mentorship


b. credentials

Sociology

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A. cisgender B. gender binary C. transgender D. heterogender

Sociology

More than half the world's legal and illegal immigrants are which of these?

A. elderly B. women C. disabled D. Hispanic

Sociology

Remington is involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement. He camped out for weeks at a park opposite the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, and was eventually arrested

Remington, like other protestors, has many concerns about his economic condition, but he likely joined the movement to protest__________. a. the unconstitutionality of healthcare reform b. the outsourcing of American jobs to Asia c. the disparity in income and wealth between the top 1 percent of Americans and everyone else d. the decline of labor union participation

Sociology

During the Olympics, competition and a spirit of nationalism and patriotism encourage people to think of their own nation as "the best" and root for their country. This is a form of

A. Cultural relativism B. Negative ethnocentrism C. High culture D. Positive ethnocentrism

Sociology