The CEO of Starbucks earns the equivalent of $13,458 per hour. That wage is 1,583 times higher than that of a barista who earns between $7.50 and $9.50 per hour. explain the unequal wages as justified by the need to attract the most skilled and talented to the job of CEO
a. Conflict theorists
b. Symbolic interactionists
c. Functionalists
d. Social action theorists
c
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Conflict theorists point out that the class differentials in crime rates develop partly because:
a. the upper classes commit less important types of crimes. b. law enforcement discriminates more heavily against the poor. c. the lower classes are less integrated in their families and neighborhoods. d. the lower classes have accepted subcultural values that are more supportive of crime.
In 2010, the average occupational prestige score for Hispanic/Latino/a respondents was approximately:
Figure 9.2 shows the results from a comparison of means, using occupational prestige (PRESTG80) as the dependent variable and respondents’ racial-ethnic group (RACEHISP) as the independent variable. PRESTG80 is measured on a scale of 17 to 86, with higher scores representing higher levels of prestige.
Figure 9.2
a. 37.17
b. 39.27
c. 42.4
d. 44.8
In 1980, Congress created a Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians in order to
A. examine the effects of Executive Order 9066 on Japanese Americans. B. examine the issue of uncompensated loss of income and property suffered by Japanese Americans during the internment period. C. examine the cost of relocation camps to the U.S. government. D. examine the current situation of those interned.
Which of the following is NOT one of Vuchinich's four ways in which a verbal attack by one member on another can end?
A. submission B. tension outlet C. standoff D. withdrawal