Phil, a janitor for an expensive apartment-house complex in Chicago, is a union janitor who makes quite a bit more money than many of the tenants in the building he maintains
Lenski would note that Phil's high income but low occupational prestige demonstrates a condition of ________.
A) status insecurity
B) status contradiction
C) status inconsistency
D) status incompatibility
C
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Auguste Comte was a strong advocate for scientific sociology which he termed:
a. statistical analysis b. positivism* c. social planning d. value-free sociology e. none of the above
When his mother scolded him for killing birds with his pellet gun, Alex responded by saying, "It's no big deal, all my friends are doing it." This is an example of:
a. repression. b. compensation. c. rationalization. d. displacement.
Which term is defined as a religious legitimation for a situation that otherwise might cause guilt or anger (such as defeat in a war or the existence of poverty among affluence)?
A. theodicy B. theocracy C. deism D. doctrine
The term ______________________ refers to people who live in extreme poverty and are more likely to live in the least industrialized nations, such as Africa, Bolivia, and Laos.
a. bottom billion b. underdeveloped c. trapped d. underprivileged