The economic resources possessed by an individual or group are termed ____
a. life chances
b. power
c. income
d. perks
e. wealth
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_____ involve groups of 10 to 15 people who take on the duties of their former supervisor.
A. Informal group networks B. Primary groups C. Oligarchical groups D. Self-managing work teams E. Bureaucratic organizations
Dr. Fielding is interested in the stratification system in the United States and how it is perpetuated through time. Fielding decides to examine the experiences of minority students who seek college counseling in high school. He interviews minority students in four high schools to learn whether their personal experiences tell him something about stratification in the U.S. After interviewing the
minority students Fielding interviews non-minority students, school administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, parents, and social workers at the same four high schools. Fielding is probably using a/an _____ approach. a. participatory action research b. ethnomethodology c. ethnography d. case study e. institutional ethnography
According to functionalists, _____ is a major social institution
A) ?marriage B) ?economic status C) ?education D) ?ethnicity E) ?health care
Which of the following is true about social class and parenting?
A. children of working-class and poor parents tend to be more assertive B. social class does not affect parenting practices very much C. parents usually guide their children into values that will improve their chances of social mobility D. parents usually guide their children to value the traits that will prepare them to stay at the same social class level