The poverty rate is defined as ______.
A. individuals or families whose earnings are between 100% and 125% of the poverty line
B. an individual's economic position compared with the living standards of the majority in the society
C. the percentage of people whose income falls below the official poverty line
D. the amount of yearly income a family requires to meet its basic needs
C. the percentage of people whose income falls below the official poverty line
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A crucial criterion for inclusion in the working class is that these people
a. fail to vote. b. take orders in their jobs. c. are minimum wage workers. d. do society's dirty work.
Social labeling theory focuses on who in society can determine that others are deviant and are able to apply sanctions. This aspect of social labeling theory makes it most associated with _____
a. functionalism b. social exchange theory c. symbolic interactionism d. the feminist theory
When _____ occurs, we may feel pulled in different directions. We may prioritize our roles and first complete the one we consider to be most important, or we may compartmentalize our lives and separate our roles from one another
a. role ambiguity b. status frustration c. role performance d. role conflict
Li, a sociologist, conducts a study on the most common causes of absenteeism among the students enrolled in the universities of California. She conducts a survey among the students of many different universities of California in order to strengthen her confidence in the results. In this scenario, Li is trying to ensure the _____ factor of her study
A) ?complexity B) ?probability C) ?validity D) ?reliability E) ?nonprobability