Georg Simmel argued that those in higher levels of the stratification system continually seek to distinguish their consumption from those below them. The chapter text refers to this as ______.
A. stratified production
B. stratified consumption
C. stratified distribution
D. stratified wealth
Answer: B
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a. racism b. cultural relativism c. self-fulfilling prophecy d. ethnocentrism e. ethnography
Which of the following statements best defines marriage?
A) It is an informal relationship in which a couple resides together and may raise a family together but is not bound by a legal contract. B) It is a relationship between two unrelated adults involved in an emotional and sexual relationship who sleep in the same residence at least four nights a week for three months. C) It is a relationship in which unrelated individuals who live together are financially interdependent and are given some kind of official recognition by a city so as to receive partner benefits. D) It is a legal relationship that binds a couple together for the reproduction, physical care, and socialization of children.
H&M and Forever 21 are examples of ______ companies.
A. fast-fashion B. slow-fashion C. McDonaldized D. glocalized
The use of simple horticulture allowed the
a. establishment of permanent settlements b. invention of the wheel c. penetration of arctic and desert environments d. rise of the great world empires