How does the family transmit social status?
What will be an ideal response?
Families provide the economic resources that open and close occupational doors (remember that occupation is the primary source of prestige, one of the three dimensions of social stratification—see Chapter 8), and transmits values that encourage success and affect social status.
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About ________ percent of people who are qualified receive Section 8 assistance, which provides subsidies to poor people to cover their housing costs
a. 5% b. 10% c. 25% d. 50%
How did recent internet studies on social networking compare to Milgram's 1967 conclusions?
What will be an ideal response
According to the text, what is the role of nature in the development of human beings?
a. Nature determines who a person will become. b. Nature gives humans potentials, but is not enough for their development. c. Nature plays no significant role in human development. d. Human beings are able to develop quite normally without "nurture"; "nature" is most important.
In Karl Marx's view, an attitude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect their objective position is known as a
A. caste consciousness. B. false consciousness. C. class consciousness. D. bourgeoisie consciousness.