People assign ___ when they regard soke features of a characteristic as more valuable or worthy then features
a. life chances
b. status value
c. social class
d. social stratification
Answer: b. status value
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Feral children have been found to have difficulty in
a. communication. b. learning human speech patterns. c. learning to walk like a human being. d. all of the above.
__________ theorists believe that education is an important part of society because it contributes to social stability and provides people with an opportunity for self-enhancement and upward social mobility
a. Symbolic interactionist b. Conflict c. Postmodern d. Functionalist
__________ is defined as ideas people hold in common about race that are believed to be so obvious that their validity need not be questioned
a. Racial formation b. Racial common sense c. Racial illusion d. Racism
A sociologist interested in addressing social problems through service sociology would most likely do which of the following?
A. open a business in a poor neighborhood B. help bus volunteers to poor neighborhoods to do community service C. run for public office D. use the conflict perspective to address the self-fulfilling prophecies of those living in impoverished neighborhoods