What is a status category?
A. a social status that an individual achieves
B. a status to which an individual is assigned
C. a status that individuals can hold in common
D. all the social statuses that a person holds
Answer: C
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Collective behavior occurs as a result of some common influence or stimulus that produces a response from a(n) __________, which is a number of people who act together and may mutually transcend, bypass, or subvert established institutional patterns and structures
a. administrative organization b. change-based organization c. social movement d. collectivity
Critics of school choice programs argue that they:
a. perpetuate inequality because only upper- and middle-class student can afford to participate in them. b. perpetuate inequality, but this negative is offset by the increased racial integration they achieve. c. benefit lower-income children at the expense of higher-income students. d. All of these are criticism of school choice programs.
When two or more people live together and have a legally or normatively recognized relationship, this is an example of which of the following social institutions?
A. adoption B. marriage C. family D. household