A social status that is conferred on us by virtue of birth or other significant factors not controlled by our own actions or decisions is known as:
a. achieved status.
b. roles.
c. ascribed status.
d. master status.
e. status offense.
C
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Vaughn is doing social research. He notes that different types of religious groups seem to produce different types of personalities. His research is most closely in line with which social theorist?
A. Max Weber B. Karl Marx C. Émile Durkheim D. Georg Simmel
Bob and Tom are brothers. Bob has been married for 25 years. Tom has never been married, but he has been in a long-term relationship with the same woman for the past 27 years. Which of the following statements is most likely true?
A) Bob and Tom can be expected to live the same amount of years. B) Bob will likely outlive Tom. C) Tom will likely outlive Bob. D) We cannot make any conclusions about who could live longer.
Racial _____ includes direct statements regarding race, modeling behavior (wherein a child imitates the behavior of a parent or other caregiver), and indirect activities such as exposure to an environment that conveys a specific message about a racial or ethnic group
a. orientation b. isolation c. socialization d. devaluation
While previous social movements were identified with the economic oppression of workers or minorities, new social movements are associated with a new middle class of younger, social, and cultural specialists.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)