A person from a poor background who rises to a position of prestige, power, or financial reward has experienced
a. social reproduction
b. downward mobility
c. ascribed status
d. social mobility
social mobility
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Community divorce asks which of the following questions?
a. When will I be able to let go of my past marriage and build a new life? b. Who will keep the house? c. Who will remain friends with the wife, and who with the husband? d. How does my ex discipline our son?
Labels such as "gifted,""average," and "deficient" that are placed on students by schools__________.
A. reflect their innate abilities combined with their work ethic B. may reflect their schoolwork but also reflect students' social background C. have little effect on students' performance or future D. keep students in school longer because schools treat them according to their individual abilities
Social interaction is the underlining framework of society that consists of the positions people occupy and the relationships between them.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Giving meaning to the divine and defining the spiritual world are among religion's
A. latent functions. B. latent dysfunctions. C. manifest dysfunctions. D. manifest functions.