Is the United States a land of opportunity for upward social mobility?
What will be an ideal response?
The U.S. is facing more daunting prospects for upward social mobility now than it has in some time. While many people still believe that it is possible to "make it" in America, the reality is that we have far fewer opportunities when compared to our own recent history or to other countries around the world. Many European nations have levels of relative mobility that far outpace our own.
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The distinction between high culture and popular culture is based mostly on
a. how advanced the cultural pattern is. b. how long the cultural pattern has existed. c. the social standing of the people who display the cultural pattern. d. how interesting the cultural pattern is.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" encouraged whites and Native Americans to share land and resources. 2. The decline in the number of Native American people between 1600 and 1850 is an indicator of discrimination against Native Americans. 3. The majority of Native Americans live on reservations. 4. Pan-Indian political movements are infinitely connected to the religious activity of Native Americans. 5. Many Native Americans have actively resisted sending their children to college.
Quinney's conflict theory uses which type of society as a model for exemplifying the
social reality of crime? a. Totalitarian b. Monarch c. Dictatorial d. Capitalist
Approximately __________ of Asian Americans believe that group discrimination is a major problem
a. one-eighth b. one-fourth c. one-third d. one-half