__________ theorists view education as the "elevator" to social mobility. Improvements in the educational achievement levels (measured in number of years of schooling completed) of the poor, people of color, and white women have been cited as evidence that students' abilities are now more important than their class, race, or gender
a. Postmodern
b. Conflict
c. Functionalist
d. Symbolic interactionist
c
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Persons of low status are more likely to join and actively participate in all sorts of organizations, and the joining of churches and attending services are another manifestation of this tendency
a. true b. false
Social epidemiologists investigate _______________ .
a. the human host
b. the social atmosphere
c. health coefficients
d. microscopic carriers
The mean age at first marriage for respondents in a survey is 23.33, with a standard deviation of 6.13. Calculate the observed age at first marriage associated with a Z score of -0.72.
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A researcher who studies organized crime and utilizes the interactionist perspective would focus on which of these?
A. How large-scale societal institutions that are affected by organized crime. B. How elites and non-elites are punished differently for participation in organized crime C. How a person involved in organized crime chooses to display or hide this association across different settings D. How organized crime plays an important role in various societies.