If you wanted to add up the total economic assets owned by a person or family, you would be measuring
a. income.
b. social status.
c. wealth.
d. status base.
(Answer: c)
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In which country or group of countries did cigarette consumption increase the most between 1971 and 1999, relative to its level in 1971?
a) World b) MDR c) LDR d) China
Boyce wants to examine the association between two variables, and he wants to be able to predict values on the dependent variable given values on the independent variable. It would be best to use
a. Pearson' r. b. gamma. c. linear regression. d. multiple regression. e. chi-square.
How do sociologists describe society?
A. Highly independent individuals living together. B. Members who share common culture. C. Individuals who are unaware of other societies. D. Members who exhibit constant harmony.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Although revolution is common, class struggle is rare. 2. Marx’s theory correctly predicted revolutionary activity in a number of advanced industrial countries. 3. Richard Centers’ studies of class identification only considered men. 4. Consistently over time Democrats have done better among working class voters than among middle class voters.