A relatively fixed, hierarchical arrangement in society by which groups have different access to resources, power, and perceived social worth is called social _____
a. differentiation
b. stratification
c. inequality
d. status
b
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In the United States, an increasing percentage of the poor are
a. single women and their children. b. married couples with children. c. single men. d. people working two jobs.
What year was the Glass Ceiling Commission formed?
A) 1998 B) 1992 C) 1991 D) 2001
The level of scrutiny used by the U.S. Supreme Court to its evaluation of statutes adversely affecting homosexuals is _____ when statutes threaten a fundamental right or suspect a class of persons
a. strict scrutiny b. middle-tier scrutiny c. rational-basis scrutiny d. none of the above
Anthropologists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf concluded that ________
A) objects and events force themselves onto our consciousness B) language creates ways of thinking and perceiving C) symbols are the basis of human relationships D) learning a new language creates cultural diversity