As Max Weber defined the terms, a ______ is in a subordinate position in terms of wealth, power, and prestige (status), while a ______ is in a dominant position on those dimensions.
A. subordinate group; dominant group
B. majority group; minority group
C. minority group; majority group
D. dominant group; subordinate group
Answer: C
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a. a society's technological capacity and the size of its economic surplus b. human greed c. a society's religious and political institutions d. the values that people hold about the desirability of stratification
When a sample of 487 men and 513 women were asked what area of their life they would most want to change, what subject was at the top of the list?
a. finances b. health c. appearance d. self-esteem
Income affects social class but wealth does not.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following leaders is most closely associated with the Black Power movement?
A. Martin Luther King B. A. Philip Randolph C. Thurgood Marshall D. Malcolm X E. Fannie Lou Hamer