What perspective is illustrated by the seemingly contradictory realities that we live in a society where people's ascribed characteristics (race, class, sex) are the best determinants of where people
will end up, and a society in which we believe anyone can make it if he or she works hard enough.
A) Sociological
B) Functionalist
C) Symbolic interaction
D) Both/and
D
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One well-known intergenerational conflict is between adolescents and their parents. A lesser known conflict that may have increased potential in the future is between
A. children and their grandparents. B. children and their adolescent siblings. C. the young-old and the old-old. D. young/middle-aged adults and older adults.
The U.S. military consists of ______ branches of armed forces.
A. 3 B. 5 C. 7 D. 4
Cohort studies are based only upon the age group of participants
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The process by which immigrants develop multinational social relations linking them to other societies as well as their own is called ______.
A. socialization B. transnationalism C. total institutions D. informal socialization