_____ is defined as having a common set of physical characteristics.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Race
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Max Weber argued that there were three components to social class
A) knowledge (educational achievement), economic (class position), and political (power) B) economic (class position), social (status), and political (power) C) knowledge (educational achievement), social (status), and ownership (property) D) economic (class position), social (status), and ownership (property)
__________ refers to a standard of living below the minimum needed for the maintenance of adequate diet, health, and shelter
Fill in the blank with correct word
Modernization theory argues that all nations are part of a world system that is controlled by the powerful core nations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following exemplifies the Latino paradox?
a. Maria, a Mexican American, is in the working class and does not have her high school diploma, but has a longer life expectancy than Whitney, a White, middle-class and college-educated woman. b. Belen, a Puerto Rican, lacks a college degree, but finds work in a bank and climbs into the middle class faster than Corey, a White woman who does have a college degree. c. Hugo, an immigrant from Venezuela, is given automatic entrance into a state college, while Paul, a White American, is waitlisted. d. Alejandro, a second-generation Mexican American, graduates from high school and enters the local university to study business, while Jack, a White male, drops out of high school and joins a gang.