When sociologists examine how far an individual moves up or down the socioeconomic scale in his or her lifetime, they are studying
a. absolute poverty.
b. life chances.
c. social reproduction.
d. intragenerational mobility.
Answer: d. intragenerational mobility.
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A. Students of color feared the whites more than the whites feared them. B. Students of color experienced more racial violence by the whites. C. Whites did not fear students of color as much as the students of color feared them. D. Whites experienced more violence against them by students of color.
Giddens’s concept, the duality of structure, articulates that social structures are
a. dually imposed upon unique individuals. b. both the medium and the outcome. c. found both in media and “real life.” d. doubly impossible to penetrate via language.
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements about liberation theology is correct?
A. It dates back to the 1973 publication of the English translation of A Theology of Liberation. B. It has made significant inroads into eliminating social injustice in central Africa. C. It is actively and fully endorsed by the Pope and other church leaders. D. None of these answers is correct.