In what ways are low-SES families different from high-SES families?
What will be an ideal response?
Low-SES families are those at the bottom of the economicladder because the parents have little education and few occupational skills, workin minimum wage jobs, or are often unemployed. Most of the low-SES familiesare poor, but many are headed by a married couple with at least one full-time,full-year worker. In contrast, in high-SES families, the parents' occupations—mainly professional and managerial—usually require a Ph.D. or advanced degree in business, law or medicine. This group also includes super-rich families that have inherited their wealth,and those who have earned ratherthan inherited their wealth.
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A. to situate Black women's health within the larger context of race and class inequality B. as part of a legacy of black women's activism in the face of exclusion and racism from the first wave of the women's movement C. to ensure rights to contraception, family planning, and freedom from forced sterilization D. all of these
Briefly summarize the contributions of Harriet Martineau to early sociology
What will be an ideal response?
What is the effect on homophobia of having contact with a gay person?
a. it increases homophobia b. it has no effect on homophobia c. it decreases homophobia d. it has a brief positive, then negative effect
For which group does the following express a "romantic evening?"
a. White men from high socioeconomic background b. Black men from low socioeconomic background c. Black men generally d. White men generally