What are the key beliefs of the culture-of-poverty approach?
What will be an ideal response?
Poverty is perpetuated by a culture (or subculture) and its values and attitudes, especially as children absorb this and are not able to take advantage of new opportunities.
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Critically evaluate the symbolic interactionists' perspective on religion.
What will be an ideal response?
Workers who are not making full use of their skills or are working part time when they would like to be working full time are ______.
A. unemployed B. underemployed C. gainfully employed D. overemployed
Which statement illustrates the concept of age as a social construction?
A) Depending on the society, 60-year-olds may be considered doddering or in the prime of life. B) The life expectancy of different societies varies widely, from about 30 to 85 years. C) Human infants are incapable of providing for themselves and depend on others to survive. D) The passing of years determines the characteristics of any particular age.
Which sociological approach focuses on the macro level and would tend to view inequality in gender as central to behavior and organization?
A. Interactionist perspective B. Feminist perspective C. Conflict perspective D. Functionalist perspective