Why do sociologists believe that being "self-made," that is, gaining upward social mobility based on one's own efforts, is a myth?
A. Sociologists base their beliefs on movies like The Blind Side, which is a story about how a minority male unlikely to succeed actually did succeed.
B. Sociologists use an individual level of analysis and understand that some individuals have better intellectual and motivational capacities than others.
C. Sociologists agree with people like Ayn Rand and Rand Paul in their ideological expressions of self-reliance and small government.
D. Sociologists engage in the traditions of Karl Marx whose theories established the study of class, inequality, and poverty.
Answer: D
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a. over 100 years b. under 80 years c. about 25 years d. Never, because the North American population is declining.
In a study of a New Guinea tribe, Richard Salisbury found that its members believed that anyone from another tribe wanted to kill them, and therefore they must kill any member of another tribe they encountered. This practice is an example of:
a. assimilation b. expulsion c. genocide d. segregation
By any social or economic indicator, are possibly among the most deprived of all ethnic groups in the U.S
a. Native Americans b. Cuban Americans c. Chinese Americans d. Mexican Americans
What is technology? What did William Ogburn mean by the term "culture lag"? Provide two historical and two recent examples of culture lag in American society.
What will be an ideal response?