Some analysts suggest that inner-city riots have frequently occurred when poor people realize that their chances of climbing out of poverty are unlikely because of the structure of our social system. Their frustration is based on their perception that they are living in a(n)
A. fractured class system.
B. open stratification system.
C. egalitarian class system.
D. closed stratification system.
Answer: D
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a. the efforts to ensure that hazardous substances are controlled so that all communities receive protection regardless of race or socioeconomic circumstance b. the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups for prejudices or other arbitrary reasons c. a more inclusive term than income and encompasses all of a person's material assets, including land, stocks, and other types of property d. the positive effort to recruit subordinate-group members, including women, for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities
Which one of the following adapted Darwin's idea of survival of the fittest to societies and believed that society was getting better and better?
a. Durkheim b. Marx c. Mead d. Spencer e. Weber
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A. selective perception B. contact hypothesis C. the cognitive stereotype hypothesis D. the scapegoat hypothesis
Belsky and Kelly studied 250 new parents during their first postbaby year and determined that those who reported improvement in marital satisfaction are likely to:
A. have been married for a shorter period of time. B. have higher levels of income. C. be less educated. D. none of these answers are correct.