Research shows that job loss can have effects on the following:
a. mental and physical health
b. marriage
c. parent-child relationships
d. all of the above
d
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In using the participant observation method, the researcher
(a) guides the subjects through a series of activities. (b) becomes part of the interaction he/she is studying. (c) assumes a low profile. (d) controls the responses of the subjects he/she is studying.
William Julius Wilson has observed that in the Washington Park area of Chicago during the early 1950s, most African American adults were working and supporting their families. By the 1990s, he reports, what share of these residents was unemployed?
A. one-fourth B. one-third C. one-half D. two-thirds
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that social roles contribute to a society's stability by enabling members to anticipate the behavior of others and to pattern their own actions accordingly?
A. feminist perspective B. functionalist perspective C. conflict perspective D. interactionist perspective
According to Sociologist Daniel Rossides's five-class model, which of the following statements is true about people in the lower class?
A. They include less affluent professionals, owners of small businesses, and a sizable number of clerical workers. B. They associate in exclusive clubs and social circles. C. They lack both wealth and income and are too politically weak to exercise significant power. D. They comprise professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and architects.