A majority of upper-class people in a society attend opera, ballet, and live theater. These people have the time, money, and knowledge to understand and appreciate these activities. On the contrary, people of the subordinate classes usually attend rock concerts and spectator sports as they lack the financial resources available to the elite. In this context, people of the subordinate classes most likely appreciate and participate in __________.
a. tangible culture
b. material culture
c. high culture
d. popular culture
Answer: d. popular culture
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_____________________________. a. he developed it and he is a trained social scientist b. the American Sociological Association had a panel of experts validate it c. it was pretested and when parents were asked if they would add any other value, nothing substantially different was suggested d. he correlated it with a similar index developed for the General Social Survey e. all of the above
The tribes on the Plains were
A) formidable warriors. B) easily removed. C) cooperative at every level. D) suicidal fanatics.
__________ occurs when there is a failure to produce enough children to replace people who die
A) Population shrinkage B) Indexing C) Demographic transition D) Laterization
Manuela was born as a biologically ambiguous person, and her parents decided at birth to have surgery done to assign her as a female. Which of the following terms expresses how Manuela was born?
A. transgender B. gender scripted C. transsexual D. intersex