An ascribed status is a social position

A. assigned to a person without regard to the person's unique characteristics or talents.
B. based solely on income and wealth.
C. based solely on lifestyle.
D. attained by a person largely through his or her own effort.


Answer: A

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a. .113 b. .131 c. .869 d. 1

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The modal category for the variable SATJOB is “very satisfied” for all racial/ethnic groups considered here, with the exception of:

Figure 9.1 shows the relationship between respondents’ racial/ethnic identity (RACEHISP) and their job satisfaction (SATJOB). produce a cross-tab that examines the relationship between the variables SATJOB and RACEHISP. Put SATJOB in the “Row” field and RACEHISP in the “Column” field. In the “Filter” field, type “YEAR (2010-2014).”

Figure 9.1


a. whites
b. Blacks
c. Hispanics
d. others

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Intersectionality emerged from early critiques of

a. queer theory. b. critical theory. c. feminist theory. d. role theory.

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Matthew works for the State of California and looks at the course of diseases in human populations. What is the name of Matthew's occupation?

A. physician B. epidemiologist C. prevalence analyst D. incidence analyst

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