The interconnections among socially constructed categories of sex, gender, race, class, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, age, and other statuses is known as
a. social standing.
b. intersectionality.
c. sexuality.
d. sectionism.
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What trend in the sex ratio does the census demonstrate?
a. At death, men outnumber women. b. At death, women outnumber men. c. The sex ratio always favors women. d. The sex ratio always favors men.
The movement of proportional representation in job types (extractive-manufacturing-service) closely models the progression of industrialization.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Don and Cal are high school friends from the same hometown. After high school, Don started to work full-time as an overnight cleaner at a floor cleaning business. Cal attended a public university nearby and earned a bachelor's degree in marketing
At their 10-year reunion Don and Cal discuss the courses their lives have taken since they graduated from high school. Don has been working full-time for the whole 10 years and makes about $40,000 per year from the cleaning business. Cal has been working for 5 years as manager of the marketing department at a health insurance company in the area; he makes about $70,000 per year. What concept would a sociologist use to describe the differences between Don and Cal? a. the college wage premium b. absolute poverty c. the technological wage deficit d. outsourcing