A(n) ____ system is one in which an individual's social status is based on merit and individual effort
a. feudal
b. caste
c. open class
d. democratic
e. egalitarian
C
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The quote "their severe class disadvantage trumps their gender privileges" refers to ________
A) The fact that men experience their vulnerability in the economic realm more acutely than they experience their gender privilege. B) The reality that working class men do not really have any gender privileges. C) The fact that working class women and African American women have more privileges than men since they are more likely to finish school and be employed. D) The fact that even though they are poor or struggling, men still know they are at least more privileged than their women.
In her review of sociological literature, Lyn Lofland found that
A) women have different goals and ambitions than men do. B) men's speech patterns are accepted as normative while women's are viewed as deficient. C) urban sociologists focused on settings which were male dominated. D) all of the above
Which of the following is a main characteristic of the underclass?
A. illegal employment B. chronic unemployment C. working multiple jobs D. low-wage employment
Punishment as vengeance is also called:
A. restitution. B. rehabilitation. C. incapacitation. D. revenge.