Which of the following is NOT a structural problem that has contributed to unemployment and poverty in the United States?
A) Corporations disinvesting in the United States (job loss; deindustrialization)
B) Job deskilling
C) Shift from manufacturing to service occupations
D) Technological Advances
E) Climate Change/Global Warming
F) The Internet
E) Climate Change/Global Warming
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Gamson found that a new group (e.g., economic-based group such as union; race-based group, such as one to promote African Americans) on the American scene can often gain advantages if they ___________________________________
a. work within the political system b. let their leaders become "co-opted" by those already in power c. vote d. become unruly e. disband when their numbers become very large
__________ are more likely to have diabetes; __________ are more likely to have arthritis
a. Women; women b. Men; men c. Women; men d. Men; women
Dimitri enjoys being with the others on his intramural basketball team. They play well together, have an outstanding record, and sometimes go out as a group to celebrate their wins. Sitting in his sociology class, Dimitri muses over whether the team is a primary or a secondary group. What should Dimitri keep in mind when making the distinction?
A. Secondary groups are less intimate than primary groups. B. Primary groups are larger in membership than secondary groups. C. Primary groups are less long lasting than secondary groups. D. Secondary groups include only family members.
What is exemplified when a lower-class person buys an imitation item of the upper class to imitate the upper-class position?
A. imitative stratification B. conspicuous consumption C. a cultural omnivore D. stratified consumption