If a society is ethnically stratified, all except which of the following elements are present?
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Competition for scarce resources
c. Unequal power
d. Equal opportunity
Answer: d. Equal opportunity
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What perspective is illustrated by the seemingly contradictory realities that we live in a society where people's ascribed characteristics (race, class, sex) are the best determinants of where people
will end up, and a society in which we believe anyone can make it if he or she works hard enough. A) Sociological B) Functionalist C) Symbolic interaction D) Both/and
What concept refers to a social position that is received at birth or involuntarily assumed later in life?
a. passive role b. master status c. ascribed status d. achieved status
Power associated with coercion is perceived as wrong
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What feature of the current education system contributes to its nature of replicating class structures?
A) The lack of a competitive nature in U.S. education B) The preoccupation with freedom and individuality C) Sifting and sorting functions D) A nationalized curriculum