The type of mobility where technological and occupational changes occur in a way that creates jobs at a faster rate in the middle and upper levels of the occupational structure than in the lower level is referred to as ______.
A. strategic mobility
B. circulation mobility
C. structural mobility
D. successful mobility
C. structural mobility
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American Muslim women are generally unhappy in their assigned role in the Islam family
relationship. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
As diversity in the workplace continues to increase, more than half of U.S. workers include which three groups?
A) older adults, minorities, and women B) minorities, immigrants, and women C) immigrants, the Amish, and older adults D) working class, homosexuals, and young adults
Robert Park's model of how immigrants adapted to a new setting was called straight-line assimilation. Milton Gordon refined this theory and suggested that an immigrant population can pass through seven stages of assimilation. Harold Isaacs then observed that, despite what seemed to be full assimilation, ethnic identity persisted. His findings led Clifford Geertz to conclude that because it was not biological, ethnicity must be the result of
a.) conflict and competition. b.) culture. c.) accommodation and tolerance. d.) the "melting pot."
The difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflicting demands and expectations is known as
A. role conflict. B. resocialization. C. role strain. D. role exit.