Sita is giving a class presentation on the voting behavior of Americans. She correctly tells her classmates that people with higher  incomes are:

Which of the following is not true regarding The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act?

At the steel plant, all minorities hired are assigned to work the battery pits, one of the dirtiest jobs in the mill. Even so, the battery pit workers wear this assignment as a badge of honor and have developed a close social bond that transcends the time they spend at the mill. How would Karl Marx describe their solidarity?

In India, society is divided into 4 different groups called castes. The castes are ranked from the highest to the lowest and certain societal rewards and privileges are given to those in the higher caste, while the rewards and privileges are withheld from the lower cases. This ranking is an example of:

Manuel does not have the food, clothing, or shelter to survive another cold winter. Manuel is experiencing:

What is the significant difference between the class system and the systems of slavery, caste, and estate?

Jamaica is a poor country that borrowed funds from the United States. Unable to repay the loan, Jamaica has agreed to numerous alliances and trade agreements that benefit the United States. This process in which a powerful nation uses loans and economic power to maintain control over a poor nation is called:

Which statement regarding the nation's income is most accurate?  

As a full professor of sociology, Jackie ranks high in prestige, but relatively low in income. What can one expect of her political views?

When Bosnian Serbs practiced ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population during the 1990s, they employed a combination of ________. 

Which of the following characteristics is most associated with the class system? 

The meaning of race:

What advantage does the author see in passing laws that would require background checks of nursing home workers? 

Which of the following statements regarding environmental racism is false?

Margaret Mead’s research on gender in three societies showed that

Archie is a 35 year old white man who dropped out of school in the 8th Michael is a 53 year old white man with a graduate degree. Which of the following is true?

James is a sanitation worker. He collects garbage from the curb and throws it into a truck driven by his buddy Dan. As such, Weber would consider James a(n):

Peggy McIntosh described ___________ as "an invisible package of unearned assests that I can count on cashing in each day but about which I was meant to remain oblivious."

Todd is a four year old and he has a strong perception of himself as a male. He doesn’t want to wear same type of clothes nor play with the same types of toys as his sister Bonnie. The perception reflects Todd’s:

John worked at a steel mill for 25 years. A recessionary economy and competition with foreign steelmakers forced the closing of the mill. At the age of 45, John is unable to find work in his town, lives in poverty, and must go on welfare. What is the most likely cause of John's poverty

Which of the following was depicted in The Loving Story?

The Hyattsville Country Club requires that person’s grandfather had to be a member of the club in order to qualify for membership. Because blacks were not allowed to join the club in the 1960s and the 1970s, there are no black members today. This rule, which maintains the advantage for the dominant group while providing the appearance of fairness to all is an example of :

Carlo and his family emigrated to the S. from Columbia. Upon arrival, Carlo instructed his family to give up their old ways and integrate themselves into mainstream society. This meant learning a new language, dressing a different way, and eating different foods. This family is an example of a(n):

What is the relationship between births to single women and their level of education?

Which statement is least accurate regarding sex and gender?

Which of the following statements best describes how most sociologists believe behavioral gender differences develop between men and women?

The first wave of the women's movement had a radical branch and a conservative branch. What was the goal of the radical branch of the movement?

Gender refers to :

Because of the cost of medical school, poorer students are less likely to become doctors than higher status students. Which theorists would be more likely to examine how this trend impacts social stratification in the U.S.?

Jeanann and her two children recently went on welfare. Research indicates that it is likely that Jeanann and her children will be in poverty ________

Based on the accident that led to the sex change of a seven-month-old identical twin as well as the Vietnam veterans' study, which statement is most accurate regarding the effects of nature and nurture on behavior? 

As described in the text, what are the two myths of race?

The transition from welfare to work usually results in:

The term "________" refers to prejudice, discrimination, and hostility directed against people because of their age, and was coined by the physician ________.

Today, in the United States, women earn: