According to William Graham Sumner, the rich are successful because __________

A) they are superior
B) they have worked the hardest
C) there is a conspiracy by the powerful who keep the poor down
D) they have helped the poor


Answer: A

Sociology

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a. upper-class / upper-middle class b. working-class / poor c. upper-class and upper-middle class/ poor d. working-class and poor / middle-class e. none of the above

Sociology

The average income per person in lower-income countries has __________ in the past thirty years

a. remained the same b. decreased c. doubled d. barely risen

Sociology

The dimension of social class having to do with social honor expressed as sharing the same community and types of activities is called:

a. power. b. class. c. style. d. status.

Sociology

What might explain the comparatively high rates of lethal violence in the United States?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology