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Which of the following scenarios is an example of intergenerational mobility? Select one: a. A janitor belongs to the same social class as his grandmother did. b. An executive belongs to a different class than her parents. c. An editor shares the same social class as his cousin. d. A lawyer belongs to a different class than her sister. Feedback The correct answer is: An executive belongs to a different class than her parents.

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What is a disadvantage of crime victimization surveys? Select one: a. They do not include demographic data, such as age or gender. b. They may be unable to reach important groups, such as those without phones. c. They do not address the relationship between the criminal and the victim. d. They only include information collected by police officers. Feedback The correct answer is: They may be unable to reach important groups, such as those without phones.

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Occupational prestige means that jobs are __________. Select one: a. all equal in status b. not equally valued c. assigned to a person for life d. not part of a person's self-identity Feedback The correct answer is: not equally valued

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Mary works full-time at an office downtown while her young children stay at a neighbour's house. She's just learned that the child care provider is leaving the country. Mary has succumbed to pressure to volunteer at her church, plus her ailing mother-in-law will be moving in with her next month. Which of the following is likely to occur as Mary tries to balance her existing and new responsibilities? Select one: a. role strain b. self-fulfilling prophecy c. status conflict d. status strain Feedback The correct answer is: role strain

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The Protestant work ethic is based on the concept of predestination, which states that __________. Select one: a. performing good deeds in life is the only way to secure a spot in Heaven b. salvation is only achievable through obedience to God c. no person can be saved before he or she accepts Jesus Christ as his or her saviour d. God has already chosen those who will be saved and those who will be damned Feedback The correct answer is: God has already chosen those who will be saved and those who will be damned

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Based on meritocracy, a physician's assistant would __________. Select one: a. Receive the same pay as all the other physician's assistants b. Be encouraged to earn a higher degree to seek a better position c. Most likely marry a professional at the same level d. Earn a pay raise for doing excellent work Feedback The correct answer is: Earn a pay raise for doing excellent work

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Which of the following best describes how deviance is defined? Select one: a. Deviance is defined by federal, provincial, and local laws. b. Deviance's definition is determined by one's religion. c. Deviance occurs whenever someone else is harmed by an action. d. Deviance is socially defined. Feedback The correct answer is: Deviance is socially defined.

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A student wakes up late and realizes her sociology exam starts in five minutes. She jumps into her car and speeds down the road, where she is pulled over by a police officer. The student explains that she is running late, and the officer lets her off with a warning. The student's actions are an example of __________. Select one: a. Primary deviance b. Positive deviance c. Secondary deviance d. Master deviance

Feedback The correct answer is: Primary deviance

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School discipline obliges students to sit in rows and listen to lessons quietly in order for them to learn. This strategy of education demonstrates __________. Select one: a. Compensatory social control b. Formal sanctions c. Docility d. Positive sanctions Feedback The correct answer is: Docility

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Which statement illustrates low status consistency? Select one: a. A suburban family lives in a modest ranch home and enjoys a nice vacation each summer. b. A single mother receives welfare and struggles to find adequate employment.

c. A college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in its first year. d. A celebrity actress owns homes in three countries. Feedback The correct answer is: A college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in its first year.

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Which of these systems allows for the most social mobility? Select one: a. Caste b. Monarchy c. Endogamy d. Class Feedback The correct answer is: Class

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Emile Durkheim's ideas about society can best be described as __________.

Select one: a. functionalist b. conflict theorist c. symbolic interactionist d. rationalist Feedback The correct answer is: functionalist

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The intergenerational behaviours, customs, education, taste, and norms associated with a class are known as __________. Select one: a. class traits b. power c. prestige d. underclass Feedback The correct answer is: class traits

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Spousal abuse is an example of a ________. Select one: a. Street crime b. Corporate crime c. Violent crime d. Nonviolent crime Feedback The correct answer is: Violent crime

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According to Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann, society is based on __________. Select one: a. habitual actions b. status c. institutionalization d. role performance Feedback The correct answer is: habitual actions

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The GNI PPP figure represents __________. Select one: a. A country's total accumulated wealth b. Annual government spending c. The average annual income of a country's citizens d. A country's debt Feedback The correct answer is: The average annual income of a country's citizens

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Which person best illustrates opportunities for upward social mobility in Canada? Select one: a. First-shift factory worker b. First-generation college student c. Firstborn son who inherits the family business d. First-time interviewee who is hired for a job Feedback The correct answer is: First-generation college student

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Conflict theorists view capitalists as those who __________. Select one: a. Are ambitious b. Fund social services c. Spend money wisely d. Get rich while workers stay poor Feedback The correct answer is: Get rich while workers stay poor

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A student has a habit of texting during class. One day, the professor stops his lecture and asks her to respect the other students in the class by turning off her phone. In this situation, the professor used __________ to maintain social control. Select one: a. Informal positive sanctions b. Formal negative sanction c. Informal negative sanctions d. Formal positive sanctions Feedback The correct answer is: Informal positive sanctions

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What factor makes caste systems closed? Select one: a. They are run by secretive governments. b. People cannot change their social standings. c. Most have been outlawed. d. They exist only in rural areas. Feedback The correct answer is: People cannot change their social standings.

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Structural mobility occurs when __________. Select one: a. An individual moves up the class ladder b. An individual moves down the class ladder c. A large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes d. A member of a family belongs to a different class than his or her siblings Feedback The correct answer is: A large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes

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In Canada, most people define themselves as __________. Select one: a. Middle class b. Upper class c. Lower class d. No specific class Feedback The correct answer is: Middle class

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A convicted sexual offender is released on parole and arrested two weeks later for repeated sexual crimes. How would labelling theory explain this? Select one: a. The offender has been labelled deviant by society and has accepted this master status. b. The offender has returned to his old neighbourhood and so re-established his former habits. c. The offender has lost the social bonds he made in prison and feels disconnected from society. d. The offender is poor and coping with conditions of oppression and inequality. Feedback The correct answer is: The offender has been labelled deviant by society and has accepted this master status.

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Which of the following fictional societies is an example of a pastoral society? Select one: a. the Deswan people, who live in small tribes and base their economy on the production and trade of textiles b. the Rositian Clan, a small community of farmers who have lived on their family's land for centuries c. the Hunti, a wandering group of nomads who specialize in breeding and training horses d. the Amaganda, an extended family of warriors who serve a single noble family Feedback The correct answer is: the Hunti, a wandering group of nomads who specialize in breeding and training horses

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When Karl Marx said workers experience alienation, he meant that workers __________. Select one: a. Must labour alone, without companionship b. Do not feel connected to their work c. Move from one geographical location to another d. Have to put forth self-effort to get ahead

Feedback The correct answer is: Do not feel connected to their work

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