According to C. Wright Mills, an important American sociologist cited by Aulette,
a. the micro and macro levels of society are nearly independent of one another.
b. the macro level affects the micro level, but the micro level has little effect on the macro level.
c. the micro level affects the macro level, but the macro level has little effect on the micro level.
d. the micro level and the macro level shape and determine each other.
d
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The supposedly "open" system of stratification in the United States is not completely open because:
a. the gap between the rich and the poor is impossible for the poor to breach. b. since the system in the U.S. is based primarily on ascribed traits, there is nothing to be done about which strata of the system one belongs in. c. elite parents use their wealth and power to increase their children's chance of future success. d. all of the above
Settling in an area already containing family, friends, or compatriots is known as____________
A) chain migration B) joined resettlement C) parallel social institutions D) emigration
Black females in sororities were reported to be:
A more achievement oriented than white females. B more committed to dating lots of guys than white females. C less influenced by their parents than white females. D all of the above.
According to the chapter text, colonized minority groups such as Chicanos and Puerto Ricans have not been encouraged to assimilate because they are valued primarily for their cheap labor and are considered less valuable in other respects.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)