What term do sociologist use to refer to an earned social status?
A. Ascribed status
B. Earned status
C. Achieved status
D. Structural status
Answer: C. Achieved status
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Until the mid-1800's in the United States,
a. divorce was not allowed. b. fathers received custody of children after a divorce unless proven unfit. c. mothers received custody of children after a divorce unless proven unfit. d. courts removed children from divorcing parents and placed them with extended family.
During the Reconstruction Era, poor white southerners
A) escaped from the tenant farming system. B) effectively combined with poor blacks to achieve political control of the southern state governments. C) tended to accept the blacks as their social equals. D) generally embraced an emotional and revivalistic religion.
Which of the following statements is false concerning death-related behavior of Americans during the Victorian period of history?
a. Grievers were encouraged to express their emotions in response to the death of a loved one. b. A more elaborate funeral ritual involving “therapeutic self- indulgence” was encouraged. c. Mourning clothes were worn as one method for extending the period of lamentation. d. None of the above.
Which type of crime is defined as "the calculated, unlawful use of physical force or threats of violence against persons or property in order to intimidate or coerce a government, organization, or individual for the purpose of gaining some political, religious, economic, or social objective?"
A. Torture B. Terrorism C. Violent crime D. Public order crime