Elijah works hard and gets a scholarship to a state university, where he graduates with honors, then goes on to law school. Neither of Elijah's parents went to college. His income easily exceeds theirs. Elijah has experienced:
a. intergenerational mobility
b. horizontal mobility
c. social drift
d. exchange mobility
a
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A) actively seeking employment B) registered with a government employment agency C) not holding a full-time job D) all of the above
Discuss the sentencing disparities surrounding cocaine in the United States. How might these disparities affect diverse groups?
What will be an ideal response?
According to the text, an act carried out with the intention or perceived intention of causing physical pain or injury to another person is known as:
a. neglect b. violence. c. provocation. d. pedophilia.
A(n) _____ group is a larger, more specialized group in which members engage in more- impersonal, goal-oriented relationships for a limited period of time
a. informal b. primary c. secondary d. acting