Some analysts suggest that inner-city riots have frequently occurred when poor people realize that their chances of climbing out of poverty are unlikely because of the structure of our social system. Their frustration is based on their perception that they are living in a(n)
A. closed stratification system.
B. egalitarian class system.
C. open stratification system.
D. fractured class system.
Answer: A
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Rates of civil marriage are __________ in the United States
(a) on the rise (b) on the decline (c) stable (d) fluctuating
In a boxplot, an outlier is defined as a score that is
a. greater than 1.5 times the height of the box. b. less than 1.5 times the height of the box. c. greater than 1.25 times the height of the box. d. greater than 0.75 times the height of the box.
Which of these terms does not fit with the concept of ingroup as well as the others?
a. consciousness of kind b. ethnocentrism c. cultural relativism d. closed relationship
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. Voter turnout is generally higher in multiparty systems than in plurality voting systems. B. There is a higher probability that governments will be more unstable in multiparty systems than in plurality voting systems. C. Citizens with minority opinions are more likely to find a "place" in a multiparty system than those in plurality voting systems. D. Fragmentation within government is less likely in multiparty systems than in plurality voting systems.