How do functionalists see the role of education in social stratification?
A. Education is not necessary to fill scarce work positions.
B. Unequal access to education is based on income.
C. Sacrifices of education serve to create opportunity for more important employment positions.
D. Education symbolizes the values of employers in the United States.
Answer: C
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A. that the frontier was made up of sovereign lands controlled by other nations B. that the frontier was a blank slate of free land C. that the frontier was just waiting to be settled D. both "that the frontier was a blank slate of free land" and "that the frontier was just waiting to be settled"
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Sirles typology, the category of women who reported initially using street drugs recreationally, and only later transformed their drug use into an instrumental pattern for weight control, is
a. scroungers. b. opportunists. c. hedonists. d. journeyers.