When a person born into a wealthy class ends up in a lower social class it is called __________

A) horizontal mobility
B) upward mobility
C) downward mobility
D) nonfamily mobility


Answer: C

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According to Karl Marx, the capitalist class uses religious ideology as a tool of domination to mislead the workers about their true interests. In this regard, Marx referred to religion as the "_____of the masses."

a. opiate b. puzzle c. falsehood d. conviction

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a. age-specific death rate b. age-adjusted death rate c. probability of dying between two different ages d. number of years lived

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