What is structural mobility?

What will be an ideal response?


Structural mobility occurs due to changes in the distribution of occupational opportunities. When more low-paying jobs are created than high-paying jobs, for example, mobility will be downward. This is due to the availability of employment opportunities.

Sociology

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Which of the following did the 2016 presidential highlight?

A. the prevalence of individual voter fraud cases in the United States B. the vulnerability of U.S. voting systems to hacking and foreign influence C. the security risk posed by paper ballots D. the effectiveness of voter ID laws

Sociology

Which of the following statements is true of the effects of the wife's employment on her husband?

A) The husband has more freedom to change jobs. B) The husband becomes emotionally detached from his children. C) The husband is not able to share daily stresses of employment with his wife. D) The husband has less probability of becoming Mr. Mom.

Sociology

Sociologists have demonstrated that participation in a poverty simulation exercise can lead to greater understanding of the structural conditions responsible for poverty and greater awareness of the difficult lives of the poor. This most closely refers to the concept of _____.

A. dialectical materialism B. social empathy C. the contact hypothesis D. symbolic interactionism

Sociology

Culture shock is

A. the act of viewing people's behavior from the perspective of one's own culture. B. the feeling of surprise that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own. C. being unaware of the existence of other cultures. D. a set of beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests.

Sociology