In 2008 the United States, as well as the rest of the world, felt the effects of the recession. After the collapse of the housing market, people lost their jobs and they quit spending money. Many people could not afford their mortgages anymore and their homes went into foreclosure. For many people, it was a time of __________.
A. Social stratification
B. Social inconsistency
C. Horizontal mobility
D. Downward mobility
Ans: D. Downward mobility
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Modesto was concerned that many respected theories of stratification were based on data about men. She wanted to examine the causes and consequences of class among women, with a particular focus on how stratification systems often oppress women. Which paradigm would be best?
a. symbolic interactionism b. structural functionalism c. conflict d. feminist e. early positivism
China has twice the carbon emissions as the United States, but China also has _______
a. twice as many people b. three times as many people c. four times as many people d. five times as many people
An example of the "medicalization of deviance" is ________
a. theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing." b. drinking too much being redefined as a personal failing. c. promiscuity being redefined as a moral failing. d. when people steal drugs to self-medicate.
Imagine you give a factsheet about climate change to a colleague who is a climate change skeptic. The factsheet disproves many of your colleague’s closely held views. Your colleague is likely to __________
A) carefully mull over the facts rather than come to a conclusion B) change his or her mind about the issue due to the new information C) investigate the sources before deciding whether to change his or her mind D) become even more attached to his or her mistaken ideology