According to the sociologist Erik Wright's Marxian model, the __________ class is composed of individuals who have inherited fortunes, own major corporations, or are top corporate executives with extensive stock holdings or control of company investments
a. capitalist
b. managerial
c. small-business
d. working
a
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Davis's analysis reveals that a very strong predictor of occupational prestige is __________
a. region b. sex c. race d. years of schooling e. mother's occupation
The main criticisms of the colonial model rest on efforts to show all the following, except
A) Some non-White groups have achieved high levels of assimilation. B) The recent experiences of Mexicans resemble those of second-stream European immigrants. C) The recent experiences of Blacks resemble those of second-stream European immigrants. D) The recent experiences of Japanese resemble those of second-stream European immigrants.
Karina and Jill, who are married, consider their best friends as their family.This situation is an example of
a. chosen families. b. gay families. c. kin families. d. fictive families.
Most Americans have assigned some meaning to a rat, a meaning that rarely evokes "pet.". This example relates to which of the following principles regarding reality construction?
a. Everything in the world has been named and assigned a meaning. b. People divide reality in zones of varying distances. c. It is easy to challenge reality. d. We create reality by locating ourselves in time.