Which statement most closely corresponds to the American view toward success according to the author?
a. The playing field is not level in the U.S.
b. People who get ahead have opportunities handed to them on a silver platter.
c. Anyone can make it as long as he or she perseveres.
d. One can be successful despite hardships and lack of opportunity, but such a person is the exception, not the rule.
c
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Adorno (1950) found that
a. A person prejudiced against Jews is unlikely to be prejudiced against blacks. b. A person prejudiced against one group is likely to be prejudiced against other groups c. A person prejudiced against blacks is unlikely to be prejudiced against Jews d. Conservatives are more likely to be prejudiced
__________ suggest that the poor are oppressed by leaders who pursue their own political and economic interests
A) Conflict theorists B) Symbolic interactionists C) Functionalists D) Feminist theorists
________ means that two or more variables are present together
a. Control group b. An unobtrusive measure c. Correlation d. Secondary analysis
Which sociologist correctly predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union based on that country's 20th-century expansionism and an overextension of resources?
A. Maureen Hallinan B. Mikhail Gorbachev C. Charles Perrow D. Randall Collins