To what does stratification refer?
a. Individual inability to succeed
b. Structural ranking of people according to their possession of scarce resources
c. Structural ranking of people according to their abilities
d. Distribution of scarce goods and resources
Ans: b. Structural ranking of people according to their possession of scarce resources
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John and Beth are a college couple involved in a fast-moving, highly committed relationship. They often spend every waking minute together when they are not in class, but rarely go on a "date." John and Beth are:
a. "joined at the hip." b. "going steady." c. "hooking up." d. engaged.
Public policy in the 1970s exhibited a prevailing liberal ethos
a. because Democrats controlled the White House. b. even when Republicans controlled the White House. c. because President Nixon resigned as President. d. because age-based interest groups created new policies.
List the three explanations for how children often fare in stepfamilies
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