In American society, people are socially located in a class position on the basis of
a. the family into which they are born.
b. grades in high school and college.
c. income, occupation, and education.
d. innate physical superiority.
Answer: c. income, occupation, and education.
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Which of the following statements represents the argument of functionalists on the criteria for allocating jobs today?
a. It is more practical to assign tasks based on individual abilities. b. It is better to assign complex problem-solving tasks to men. c. It is appropriate to assign tasks based on the physical strength of individuals. d. It is preferable to assign simple, straightforward tasks to women.
The 1983 report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education pointed to deficiencies in the U.S. educational system. Which of these was not included as one of the deficiencies?
a. widespread illiteracy among adults b. length of the school day, and the school years, were too long to be effective c. the inability of many seventeen-year-olds to solve complex mathematics problems d. American children's poor performance on achievement tests relative to children in other nations e. functional illiteracy among the nation's seventeen-year-olds
Social structure refers to a person's
a. positions/ranks in relation to one another. b. values. c. occupation and education level. d. institutional system.
The couple relationship is the foundation of a strong family.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)