Which of the following is a social system that confines individuals to a social group for life and sets strict parameters for relationships between these different social groups?
A. the caste system
B. the estate system
C. the class-based system
D. the gender stratification system
Answer: A
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White-collar occupations
a. are desired by many manual workers for their children as an escape from a boring, repetitive, and exhausting work world. b. have proven highly rewarding to the children of manual laborers because of the creative and challenging character of such jobs. c. include a high and increasing percentage of prestigious, well-paid positions. d. usually require a college education.
Although family patterns have changed greatly in recent years, ______ percent of all children still live in households with two parents
A. 30% B. 45% C. 70% D. 90%
What is the primary reason global inequality has declined somewhat during the past decade or so?
According to Coltrane, which of the following statements best represents contemporary married fathers?
a. They report valuing their families over their jobs and are spending the same amount of time doing paid work and family work as married mothers. b. They report valuing their families over their jobs despite spending more time in paid work and less than in family work than married mothers. c. They report valuing their jobs over their families and spend more time in paid work and less than in family work than married mothers. d. They report valuing their families over their jobs and spend more time in family work and less time in paid work than married mothers.