An individual's life chances are dependent almost exclusively on the ________
a. individual's intelligence and abilities
b. individual's race
c. economic circumstances of the family into which an individual is born
d. None of the above
c
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Current trends in sociological theories that explain social change generally focus on material factors and/or
A. powerful people. B. ideas. C. political decisions. D. All of these answers are correct.
A person in the middlessence stage is likely to ask all of the following questions EXCEPT:
a. "Who am I?" b. "How many children do I want?" c. "What is life all about?" d. "How do I handle my changing sexuality?"
Sociologist Emile Durkheim used suicide to demonstrate how __________ influence our health
a. social forces b. mental illnesses c. access to institutions d. levels of inequality
According to Zygmunt Bauman, the perspective on globalization involves increasing ______.
A. permanence B. solidification C. liquidity D. density