Which of the following illustrates relative deprivation?
A. a group of sweatshop workers who are incapable of buying an adequate diet for their families
B. residents of a squatter settlement in Nigeria who are incapable of affording adequate housing and plumbing
C. middle management workers in a corporation who are discontented because they cannot afford the luxury cars or expensive homes that their bosses have
D. None of these answers is correct.
C. middle management workers in a corporation who are discontented because they cannot afford the luxury cars or expensive homes that their bosses have
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According to Merton's anomie-strain theory, which of the following statements is true?
a) All Americans have about the same chance of reaching high success goals. b) Both the cultural goals of success and the legitimate means of achieving high success goals are freely available to all Americans. c) Relatively few Americans believe that success is an important part of life. d) The legitimate means of achieving high success goals are not freely available to all classes of people.
Mary's supervisor tells her that the only way to prevent theft is to follow Hispanic/Latino customers as they shop. Mary complies because she does not want to lose her job. Mary is a
a. nonprejudiced nondiscriminator. b. nonprejudiced discriminator. c. prejudiced nondiscriminator. d. prejudiced discriminator.
One advantage of longitudinal study designs is being allowed to document patterns of change over time
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
______ theorists explain the U.S. health-care system as a central part of the capitalist economy that functions to produce profit, not to deliver health care.
A. Functionalist B. Conflict C. Interactionist D. Integrative