Define the concept of a glass ceiling and discuss how it might apply differently to corporations and less-corporate work structures, like that of public education.
What will be an ideal response?
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a. social Darwinist b. melting pot c. Marxist class d. pluralistic
Conflict theorists argue that economic stratification cannot act as an incentive to get people to work hard and acquire more training or skills because
a. Some people don't want to learn more skills b. Much social inequality is inherited rather than earned c. Few people care enough to try to get into jobs that are highly skilled d. It is in the interests of the dominant group to treat all workers equally
The naming of the various Native American tribes by European Americans
a. reflects the subordination of Native Americans. b. coincided with the names that the groups used for themselves in all but a few instances. c. coincided with the names that the groups used for themselves in about half of the cases. d. reflects the Native Americans' point of view and terminology.
In answer to the sample question posed in the chapter, “Why do people stop at red lights?” which quadrant would say it is both a habit and it is good and right to follow the law?
a. collective nonrational b. individual rational c. collective rational d. individual nonrational