Social change in India has included all of the following alterations in the stratification system EXCEPT:
a. Caste relations have come to resemble class relations.
b. Everything in village life turns on caste.
c. India's feminist movement has made substantial gains in upgrading the status of women.
d. Preferential loans and scholarships are set aside for the Scheduled Caste.
C
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Gangs made up of ethnic minorities
A) Are uncommon B) Provide members with identity and protection C) Typically come from middle classes D) Generally help their members relate more positively to primarily white society
If a requirement that members of the police department have a B.A. degree results in excluding blacks and other minorities because only one-third of them graduate from high school, it can be concluded that the community practices:
a. affirmative action b. cautious bigotry c. institutional discrimination d. internal colonialism
Which of the following classes in the United States uses the terms “old money” and “new money” to distinguish its members’ wealth?
a. Upper class b. Middle class c. Working class d. Power class
According to the concept of biological determinism,
A. the physiology of any person may be manipulated in order to alter that person’s sex. B. social behaviors are caused by physiological characteristics. C. the creation of a male or female occurs as the egg and the sperm meet during human reproduction. D. the interplay of culture and biology is what shapes human behavior.