Which of the following theories argues that status attainment is a direct result of education, personal values, skills, and other individual characteristics and abilities?
A. social exchange theory
B. human capital theory
C. Park's assimilation theory
D. Gordon's assimilation theory
E. segmented assimilation theory
Answer: B
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a. full-time housewives do a lot of unnecessary work. b. the quality of life of people in families where women are employed outside the home is diminished because necessary work is not being done. c. Both A and B above. d. None of the above.
John is taking an introductory sociology class. As a result, he is conscious of his environment and carefully thinks about what he sees rather than jumping to quick conclusions. He notices a homeless man on his way to class every day
Using his sociological imagination, what might John conclude about this man's circumstances? a. John reacts with frustration. He considers the homeless man's situation as a personal problem. The man, obviously, is lazy and chooses not to work. b. John reacts with indifference. Although he would not make the same choice, the homeless man, obviously, has chosen to live off handouts rather than work. c. John reacts with sympathy. He considers the social circumstances that may have drawn the homeless man into poverty and wonders why so many are unemployed. He concludes that because of social change, the homeless man has lost his housing along with his job. d. John is sympathetic and recognizes that the homeless man is an alcoholic, but his particular disease—alcoholism—is a personal, not a social, issue.
Inequality exists only within the United States and other developed countries.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In nearly all ways, gay male and lesbian relationships and heterosexual relationships are ________ each other.
A. exactly the same as B. like C. different from D. dissimilar to