Which statement regarding modern-day slavery is true?
A. An estimated 40 million people, mostly women and children from poor families in poor countries, are slaves.
B. Contemporary slaves are more expensive than slaves in the 1800s, costing about $40,000 on average.
C. Countries with the lowest percentage of their population enslaved today include Cambodia, India, and Qatar.
D. Modern day slavery does not extend into the developed world.
Answer: C
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Feminist "reformers" are restructuring religious rituals in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A) using gender-neutral language. B) forming women's services and ceremonies. C) rediscovering Jesus' female disciples. D) making religion only relevant for women.
According to Shepard, which of the following is currently false regarding the condition of African Americans?
a. Median African American income is substantially below that of white households. b. Less than a third of African American men are employed in the highest occupational categories. c. The African American poverty rate is three times that of whites. d. The children of African American parents and children of white parents are equally as likely to experience upward mobility and exceed their parents' income. e. Black children from poor families are more likely to remain poor into adulthood than are white children from poor families.
As defined in the chapter, social stratification refers to
A. structured forms of inequality that affect people's life chances. B. socially important differences in identity and abilities. C. systems of socialization that influence family and community relationships. D. social differences based on past relationships.
Which of the following is the process by which people learn the culture and norms of a society?
A. socialization B. resocialization C. hidden curriculum D. social learning