_____ is a social system in which status is assumed to be acquired through individual ability and efforts

a. Tracking b. Credentialism
c. Meritocracy d. Educational bureaucracy


c

Sociology

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Since 1960, Brazil's modernization process has

a. returned control of industries operating in Brazil to Brazilian corporations. b. aggressively emphasized wider access to education for black Brazilians. c. resulted in a huge increase in wages for the majority of black Brazilians. d. intensified racial inequalities.

Sociology

When it comes to setting significance levels, protecting against one kind of decision error decreases the chance of making the other. (True or False)

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

________is a cultural universal and ________ is a custom

a) Marriage; romance b) Supernatural; singing c) Bride price; supernatural d) Funerals; incest taboos

Sociology

In Schooling in Capitalist America, Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis argued that schools train a labor force in the skills and attitudes necessary for the health of a modern economy. What are these skills and attitudes?

Sociology