A woman who was born and raised in a poor family becomes a regional supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service. She has experienced

A. structural mobility.
B. horizontal mobility.
C. upward intergenerational mobility.
D. institutional mobility.


C. upward intergenerational mobility.

Sociology

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A) polyamorous marriages B) THEIR career marriages C) HER/HIS career marriages D) commuter marriages

Sociology

What perspective of collective behavior seeks to examine how people come together to undertake collective action?

A. assembling perspective B. emergent-norm perspective C. value-added perspective D. evolutionary perspective

Sociology

Since the findings by Costa and McCrae indicating stability in personality over time, more recent research indicates change is also possible. For example, in one study it was found that extraversion and openness decreased with age while increased over tim

a. impulsiveness b. conscientiousness c. neuroticism d. agreeableness

Sociology

According to traditional Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the key to feminine psychology is

A) the oral and anal stages of development. B) the oedipal complex. C) penis envy. D) castration anxiety.

Sociology