To the extent that the definition of a social problem employs widely shared standards and common understandings, its ability to be convincing is enhanced
a. true
b. false
a
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A secondary group is a social group that
a. we experience late in life. b. is impersonal and engages in some specific activity. c. engages in many very important activities. d. is generally much smaller than a primary group.
According to the text, retirement: a. involves the institutionalized separation of a person from an occupational position
b. means the end of all income other than entitlement programs such as Social Security. c. is a very positive status for most people who seldom refer to their former occupational status. d. generally occurs at about age 55.
The former Soviet Union was a classless society without social stratification
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Stratification on the global level is often seen as a divide of __________ and _____________.
a. East; West b. Global North; Global South c. First World; Second World d. core; periphery