What is social hierarchy?
a. the status a person acquires as a result of merit
b. social arrangements in which some groups or individuals are elevated above others
c. a system of social arrangements that make society more egalitarian
d. a group of people who control a given social institution
b
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If you often have the feeling of being "trapped in the wrong body," you might be
a. a hermaphrodite. b. a homosexual. c. a transsexual. d. a bisexual.
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries most of the societies that form part of today's advanced industrial world underwent the so-called demographic transition. This was a process in which
a. mortality rates dropped first and birth rates fell later, leading to small family size and a low rate of population growth b. birth rates fell and then were followed by declining mortality rates c. mortality rates fell while birth rates remained high
Those who regard structure as important generally would argue that
a. individuals are always creating new structure as they act. b. actors are influenced by structure when they act. c. structure does not exist outside the individual; it is important because individuals think it is. d. structures exist within the individual and influence from within the individual.
Discuss four negative reasons for marriage as cited in the text
What will be an ideal response?