The new poor, in contrast to the old poor, are less trapped in poverty
a. true
b. false
b
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In his study The Saints and the Roughnecks, sociologist William Chambliss concluded that:
a. although both groups engaged in similar behavior, only the Roughnecks – who came from lower-income families – were stigmatized by a deviant label. b. since both groups engaged in similar behavior, their members were equally stigmatized by deviant labels, regardless of their class background. c. the roughnecks were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more offenses than the Saints. d. the Saints were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more offenses than the Roughnecks.
Opiates or ________ are drugs whose main use is as analgesics or painkillers
a. stimulants b. narcotics c. depressants d. hallucinogens
In the second stage of the demographic transition __________
A) there will be a large number of young people B) there will be an equal number of young people and old people C) there will be a large number of old people D) most people will be elderly
How does status at birth impact life chances in a class system?
A. Class position at birth will likely remain class position throughout life. B. An individual's class position at birth will not change at any point in life. C. Social mobility is limited to movement within the status at birth. D. Status at birth is easily altered through hard work.