A position in the social structure that a person can obtain during a lifetime is:
a. an ascribed status.
b. an achieved status.
c. an identity.
d. a distribution of power.
b
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According to the text, __________ is now generally seen as the approximate starting point of old age
a. 55 b. 65 c. 75 d. 100
As workers in the United States and other industrialized nations organize to deal with occupational safety issues, there is more incentive for industries to __________
a. fabricate safety policies b. evade federal regulations c. locate in low-wage regions of the world d. go deeper in debt e. become multinational corporations
Reorganization of work and the introduction of new office equipment were responsible for
a. increased upward occupational mobility among clerical workers. b. provision of more extensive on-the-job training. c. promotion into management tasks for secretaries. d. downsizing most offices. e. greater occupational specialization among clerical workers.
Arranged marriages are most likely in the __________ category
a. monogamy b. endogamy c. polygamy d. ideological illusions