All societies develop or evolve along the same line and in the same direction
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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In the United States, Latinos tend to:
A. present a unified voting bloc. B. lobby for increasingly liberal immigration policies. C. value both family and strong religious affiliation. D. favor maintaining and transmitting the Spanish language over English.
A billionaire and a person living on the street share
a. the same social class. b. comparable status. c. the influence of social class on their lives. d. a comparable level of privilege.
According to Gresham Sykes, ________ served primarily as illustrative symbols of the prison community or as ways for inmates to mark themselves as outlaws and social outcasts.
A. inmate roles B. prison codes C. officer codes D. prison argots
Which of the following statements describes a critique of the functional perspective on social stratification?
a. The stratification system results from the social process of matching people’s skill, talent, and training to the demands of a given job. b. The functionalist argument claims that poverty has some consequences that benefit society. c. The functionalist argument claims that society is equally open to everyone but does not take discrimination into account. d. The functionalist argument explains social stratification as an efficient and effective process that benefits the entire society.