The movement of entire categories of people upward or downward in the statification system caused by changes in society itself is called __________
a. intergenerational mobility
b. episodic poverty
c. structural mobility
d. upward mobility
Answer: C
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a. Conservative b. Liberal c. Feminist d. Independent
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a. improving the status of women. b. family planning. c. eliminating access to abortion. d. government population control policies.
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A. Karl Marx B. Max Weber C. Erving Goffman D. Émile Durkheim