In college, Jack had a part-time job at an engineering company. When he graduated, he was promoted to a higher ranking full-time job. This is called __________ mobility.

A. vertical
B. horizontal
C. intergenerational
D. intragenerational


Answer: A

Sociology

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Mike is a highly qualified engineer. However, he is turned down by a company in favor of a less qualified woman. This is an example of ________

a. absolute deprivation b. redlining c. stereotyping d. reverse discrimination

Sociology

As used in the social sciences, probabilities are a type of ___________ which vary from _____________

a. percentage, 0 to 1 b. fraction, 0 to 100 c. proportion, 0.00 to 1.00 d. Z score, 0 to infinity

Sociology

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Female peer groups tend to encourage and reward compliance with feminine stereotypes. 2. Girls and women are particularly targeted for sexual harassment and assault. This is not confined to peer interactions, but may come from faculty and coaches. 3. An increasing problem for all students is bullying, which is behavior intended to hurt, embarrass, shame or intimidate another person. 4. Undergraduate college women report feeling compelled to achieve effortless perfection: to be beautiful, fit, popular, and smart without any visible effort. Undergraduate women felt overwhelmed by the thought that they should be perfect in all realms of life. 5. College women are also socialized into a culture of romance. One reason is some women become discouraged by barriers to their academic achievement and a second is peer pressure that emphasize attracting men as more important than anything else.

Sociology

Consider the ways that the United States and many European countries deal with the "Catch 22" of inflexible full-time work or part-time penalty. Which of the following statements is true?

A. In the United States, most mothers work full-time; in many European countries, they choose not to work at all. B. In the United States, most mothers work only part-time; in many European countries, they work full-time. C. In the United States, mothers have a greater choice of full or part-time work; in many European countries, they work full-time. D. In the United States, most mothers work full-time; in many European countries, they have a greater choice of full or part-time work.

Sociology