Being in the upper-upper class is usually the result of _____; being in the lower-upper class is more a matter of _____
a. birth; achievement
b. business success; birth
c. gender; birth
d. high-income; low-income
a
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In the middle years, as of 2007, the percentage of men and women married was about
A) one-half of the men and one-half of the women. B) two-thirds of the men and one-half of the women. C) three-fourth of the men and two-thirds of the women. D) 90 percent of the men and 80 percent of the women.
BMW is a brand of automobile that is associated with speed and luxury, while Volvo is associated with a great safety record. What does this tell us about culture?
A. Material, cultural objects derive meaning from the way they are categorized, relative to other objects in the same category. B. Material culture and symbolic culture are distinct and separate. C. There is a clear line between material and nonmaterial culture. D. Material culture is highly individualized.
Some corporations are large, some small. Some employ many individuals, some only a few. In the US today, what percent of corporations employ about half of all workers?
a. 25 percent; a quarter of all corporations employ of half of the US workforce b. 5 percent or one out of twenty corporations employ half of the US workforce c. 1 percent or one out of 100 corporations employ half of the US workforce d. We don’t know. Corporations are not required to reveal their employment data
Kimberly is a 22-year-old African American female who has been passed over for a promotion for 5 years at her company. She feels as if her age, race, and sex have prevented her from climbing the executive ladder. This is an example of which concept?
A. hyposectionality B. hypersectionality C. horizontal mobility D. intersectionality