Compare and contrast ascribed and achieved stratification systems. Provide examples.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies
You might also like to view...
What do the Roosevelt family, the Rockefeller family, and the Kennedy family show us about America's upper class?
A) Money can buy political office. B) The ruling class controls or greatly influences America's political apparatus. C) Even the rich can get elected in a democracy. D) The rich have time for public service that the rest of us don't have.
Higher pay among service workers is associated with all of the following EXCEPT
a. higher productivity. b. having powerful clients. c. salaried employment. d. high skill level or advanced training. e. working the evening shift.
Which of the following would be considered a qualitative variable?
A. the respondent's religious affiliation B. the number of times the respondent visits church per month C. the amount of money the respondent donates to his or her church D. the number of hours spent volunteering with a church
Margret, a 30-year-old Hispanic woman, is in love with Bo Chang, a 40-year-old Chinese man. They marry despite their cultural and ethnic differences. This is most likely an example of ________.
A. homogamy B. heterogamy C. hypergamy D. propinquity