A class system employs a social ranking based primarily on
A. religious background.
B. race.
C. socioeconomic status.
D. age.
Answer: C
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Each of us derives varying amounts of penalty and privilege from the multiple systems of oppression that frame our lives. Here "penalty" means
a. special advantages and opportunities. b. prescribed ways of behaving. c. constraints on opportunities and choices. d. race, social class, and gender.
Commitment to society shifts as we move from traditional to more modern societies. In general, commitment becomes increasingly
a. strong. b. conditional. c. emotional. d. coercive.
According to demographic transition theory, the stage in which the highest population growth takes place is:
a. stage one (preindustrial, traditional) b. stage two (partial industrialization) c. stage three (full industrialization) d. stage four (postindustrial)