Which of the following refers to how individuals are layered or ranked in society according to how many valued resources they possess?
A) Social differentiation
B) Social stratification
C) Social capital
D) Social status
Answer: B) Social stratification
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What will be an ideal response?
What factor may cause a father to make choices about his family by "sliding" into a decision?
a. Careful consideration of family needs and personal time b. Strong day-to-day pressures on the job cutting into time at home. c. Remembering how important his wife and children are to him, and acting on it. d. Ignoring the phone, television, and computer in order to talk at the dinner table.
Early research and experimentation regarding online surveys has found that respondents spend more time looking at:
a. the early choices of a survey. b. the latter choices of a survey. c. the middle choices of a survey. d. equally amongst all of the choices of a survey. e. this research has not yet been conducted.
Identify an accurate statement about the Red Hat Society.
A. It is an organization dedicated to improving the image of older women. B. It proposed that all women 70 or older should receive a monthly pension of $400. C. It is strongly in favor of the privatization of Social Security and Medicare. D. It uses violence and physical threats to protest against unfair policies.