Which of the following statements best describes social stratification?
A) ?It refers to the disproportionate number of the poor who are women.
B) ?It is movement from one social class to another.
C) It is a society's ranking of people based on their access to valued resources such as wealth, power, and prestige.?
D) ?It refers to the concept of rewarding people solely for what they do and how well, rather than their ascribed status.
E) ?It refers to the array of subsidies, tax breaks, and assistance that the government has created for businesses.
C
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
More modern frameworks (concerning Marxist theories) place more emphasis on factors that stem from __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of downsized lesbigay families?
a. They spend a lot of time at home. b. They often live in urban environments. c. They are composed mostly of men in their late twenties or early thirties. d. They usually share a living space with multiple other adults.
One of the major goals of No Child Left Behind was to
A. limit racial segregation in schools. B. encourage accountability in the public schools. C. increase funding to minority schools. D. rewrite curricula to be more racially diverse.