Which theory maintains that inequality is based mainly on class and considers racism to be a mechanism used by the wealthy to prevent the working class from recognizing its own interests?
a. Split labor market theory
b. Internal colonialism theory
c. Culture of poverty theory
d. Marxist theory
ANS: d
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Ferguson discovered that boys fight for a variety of reasons and to serve several functions. Which of the following was NOT among those reasons?
a. Fighting engages powerful emotions, the kind of emotions that do not endanger one's claim to manhood. b. Fighting is a way to get much?needed attention from their parents. c. Fighting is a way to establish oneself as a particular kind of respectable person. d. Proving yourself now is prevention against later attack from other boys.
What was Jesse Bernard's final conclusion regarding the experience of marriage for men and women?
A. Marriage is good for men but miserable for women. B. Marriage is good for men but only tolerable for women. C. Marriage is good for both men and women, but it is better for men. D. Marriage is equally good for both men and women.
Which of the following is true of nuclear families?
A. They include family members related by blood only. B. They include family members related by blood or adoption. C. They include a mother and father in the household. D. both "they include family members related by blood or adoption" and "they include a mother and father in the household"
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Demography is the scientific study of population, especially in growth, decline, as well as the movement of people. 2. China's population is large, but it is decreasing, and soon will be surpassed by India in population size. 3. The population of the United States is expected to double by 2050. 4. By 2050, Japan's population is projected to decline from 127.7 million to 107.1 million. 5. Developing countries will experience a demographic dividend which results from a favorable ratio in those nations of those able to work to dependents, such as the aged and children.