Which of the following is true of the Davis-Moore thesis?
A) ?It asserts that social stratification benefits society.
B) ?It emphasizes the role of inheritance in social stratification.
C) ?It states that stratification limits upward mobility.
D) ?It criticizes the role of meritocracy in social stratification.
E) ?It states that ethnic income and wealth gaps persist across all social classes.
A
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Following the ideas of Karl Marx, Steven Spitzer suggests that capitalist societies ________
a. care more about the elderly than about children. b. ensure that seniors have the most wealth. c. treat the elderly as being the wisest. d. devalue the elderly because they are less productive.
Which of the following is not an example of a youth subculture that is discussed by Haenfler?
a. skinheads b. hippies c. fundamentalist Christian youth groups d. punks
Sociologist Julius Wilson argued that women face a shortage of marriageable men. What was his proposed explanation?
A) Populations of men have been declining due to loss of life in war and accidents. B) Men are less interested in marriage than ever before. C) Women want men who are spontaneous and adventurous, while most men are stable. D) Woman seek economic stability, which, for women with less education, is in short supply among likely partners.
___________ The system by which kinship is traced over generations
What will be an ideal response?