Glenn Firebaugh's research on world income inequality (not the level of economic development) indicates that the polarization of the world-economy predicted by worldsystem theory

a. has not increased significantly since the 1960s
b. has dramatically increased
c. has dramatically decreased


a

Sociology

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Most, if not all, educational systems sort students into distinct instructional groups.This practice is known as

a. the credential society. c. tracking. b. schooling. d. self-fulfilling prophecy.

Sociology

According to the World Values Survey, which of the following has the most anti­homosexual attitudes?

a. Japan b. France c. Great Britain d. United States

Sociology

When did the earliest Arab immigrants begin arriving in the United States?

A. during the years of the Great Depression B. immediately following World War II C. in the 1880s D. in the 1960s

Sociology

An advantage of longitudinal research studies is that they:

A. provide data about differences between age cohorts. B. do not require any investment as they monitor subjects at only one point in time. C. do not distinguish age effects from cohort effects. D. follow different groups of people at different points in time.

Sociology