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(191-192) 11. Identify the social functions of the Horatio Alger myth. (193) W
CHAPTER OUTLINE I. What Is Social Class? A. Social class can be defined as a
large group of people who rank close to each other in wealth, power, and
prestige.
(191-192) 11. Identify the social functions of the Horatio Alger myth. (193) W
CHAPTER OUTLINE I. What Is Social Class? A. Social class can be defined as a
large group of people who rank close to each other in wealth, power, and
prestige.
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True. (171) 4. True. (172) 5. False. Occupational prestige rankings are
remarkably consistent across countries and over time. (174) 6. False. Most
Canadian residents are highly conscious of prestige. (175) 7. True. (176) 8. True.
(177) 9. False.
True. (171) 4. True. (172) 5. False. Occupational prestige rankings are
remarkably consistent across countries and over time. (174) 6. False. Most
Canadian residents are highly conscious of prestige. (175) 7. True. (176) 8. True.
(177) 9. False.
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Gender stratification: (228) a. cuts across all aspects of social life. b. represents a
primary division between people. c. refers to men's and women's unequal access
to power, prestige, and property on the basis of their sex. d. All of the above. 2.
Gender stratification: (228) a. cuts across all aspects of social life. b. represents a
primary division between people. c. refers to men's and women's unequal access
to power, prestige, and property on the basis of their sex. d. All of the above. 2.
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Contents
THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE | 1 |
CULTURE | 19 |
SOCIALIZATION | 34 |
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According activities ANSWERS authority basic behavior believe Canada Canadian capitalism capitalist CHAPTER characteristics cities conflict theorists corporate crime culture define deviance discrimination divorce dominant economic elite Emile Durkheim environment Erving Goffman ethnic explain factors False feel females FILL-IN QUESTIONS functional functionalist gender Gerhard Lenski global goals human identified individual industrial interaction Karl Marx KEY TERMS large number leader LEARNING OBJECTIVES live major males marriage Max Weber means of production microsociology mobility MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS norms one's organization parents percent person perspective political poor population positions poverty prestige rational-legal authority refers relationships religion result role self-test sexual social change social class social inequality social movement social stratification society sociologists solidarity status status inconsistency structure Study Guide Symbolic interactionists theory Third World True TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS urban values women workers World nations Wright Mills
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| Title | Essentials of Sociology : a Down-to-earth Approach, Canadian Edition. Study Guide |
| Authors | Gwendolyn E. Nyden, James M. Henslin, Adie Nelson |
| Publisher | Pearson Education Canada, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0205269885, 9780205269884 |
| Length | 249 pages |
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