Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Slums, tent cities, and squatters’ villages are found in all regions of the world, including wealthy cities in developed nations.
2. It is likely that urbanization will stop.
3. All cities face increasing inequities in access to services that increase life chances, which results in social divides.
4. The economic growth seen in today’s cities is expected to continue unabated, regardless of other social changes.
5. Extending cold chain technologies to the developing world would have significant impacts on CO2 emissions.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
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In the functional theory of stratification, what conditions cause inequality?
a. only positions that are functionally important b. only positions that are difficult to fill c. positions that require skill and are difficult to fill d. positions that carry power
Which term describes the stress experienced when the demands of one's role exceeds one's ability and resources to fulfill that role?
A. role conflict B. role strain C. anomie D. role restructuring
Which of the following is true?
a. Societies in which the dominant group is indigenous have the greatest amount of racial and ethnic stratification b. Modernization and urbanization tend to undermine the development of minority group movements c. Societies with a large number of racial and ethnic classifications tend to have more ethnic conflict d. Societies with cross-cutting cleavages experience less intergroup conflict
According to Goode's "The Stigma of Obesity," a "master status" is:
a. a positive trait b. the most important trait c. one's size d. None of the above