If technological and organizational changes occur in a way that creates jobs at a faster rate in the middle and upper levels of the occupational structure than in the lower levels, then some lower ranking sons and daughters will have the chance to climb into the new positions without displacing others. This is known as ______.
A. inward mobility
B. outward mobility
C. structural mobility
D. circulation mobility
C. structural mobility
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In contrast to Marx, Weber examined
a. the economic consequences of people's relationships to economic institutions. b. the economic dimension as an independent variable. c. the development of a single social class. d. social stratification from an evolutionary perspective. e. the economic system as the source of social classes.
In which European city did an experiment in removing criminal penalties for use of drugs including heroin turn out badly?
a. Amsterdam b. Stockholm c. Zurich d. London
The Corruption Perception Index is constructed from all of the following EXCEPT:
a. multi-country surveys of general populations. b. Surveys of businees people who work in several different countries c. Analyses of all countries' taxation records. d. Assessments of the level of corruption by local experts who work for international business consultants
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between quantitative and qualitative research?
a. Quantitative and qualitative research are at odds with one another, often producing wildly different conclusions about the same phenomena. b. Quantitative research is taken much more seriously as the true source of sociological knowledge. c. Quantitative researchers often rely on the categories or ideas developed through qualitative research. d. Qualitative research uncovers facts, while quantitative research develops theories.