Sue is born into the upper middle class. She is sent to an elite school, but she falls in with a bad crowd and does not do well, just barely graduating. She develops a drug problem and cannot keep a job for more than a few months at a time
Her parents refuse to support her, so she becomes a prostitute and earns just enough money to maintain her drug habit and live in an efficiency apartment on the rough side of town. Sue's experience is an example of __________ social mobility.
a. structural
b. upward
c. downward
d. interchange
c
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a. Cultural competence is the result of extensive knowledge about a culture. b. Meaningful learning relationships require repeated interaction. c. The construct of cultural competence is a cultural artifact. d. Subject matter expertise must be supplemented with understanding.
In his theory of violence, contemporary sociologist Randall Collins includes both individuals who must have skills to carry out violent interactions and the materials and resources that an organization must equip themselves with in order to carry out violence. His theory includes both ______ and ______ components.
A. public; private B. global; local C. agency; structural D. micro; macro
In considering ending her relationship with her husband, Marie considers how they might divide their household goods and how it might impact their children and their friends. In interdependence theory terms, Marie is thinking about:
A) comparison levels. B) contributions. C) outcomes. D) investments.
In __________ polyandry, a group of brothers share a wife.
a. fraternal b. nonfraternal c. serial d. sibling