An inner-city youth spends many hours in the neighborhood playground shooting baskets on the basketball court and engaging in every game that he can play. His skills become outstanding, and he receives a college scholarship and then signs a lucrative contract to play in the National Basketball Association. This is an example of
A. vertical mobility.
B. structural mobility.
C. horizontal mobility.
D. ascribed status.
Answer: A
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A. influential role B. contributory role C. expressive role D. dominant role E. instrumental role
Which of the following is a discrete variable?
a. Height b. Age c. Miles per gallon d. Number of children
Conflict theorists believe that residential segregation is an accidental by-product of urbanization.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The impact that a teacher's expectations about a student's performance may have on the students actual achievements is known as
A. the hidden curriculum. B. tracking based on test scores. C. the teacher-expectancy effect. D. the worker-expectancy effect.