Class, race, and gender are

Class, race, and gender are
 
  a. special social structures, with a long history and protected by various institutions in society.
  b. unique social structures in that, although they have an effect on society, they do not significantly affect the individual.
  c. social structures like all others, without special qualities.
  d. not really social structures.

Question 2

Harper and Leicht use the term __________ to describe a type of organization in which teams of participants collaborate on specific projects, often never meeting face to face, in environments where there are no clear bosses or leaders?
 
  a. bureaucratic organization.
  b. global society.
  c. network society.
  d. collegial structure.

Question 3

The crude death rate is calculate by:
 
  a. the number of deaths minus birth per year
  b. the total number of deaths per 1,000 people in the population
  c. the total number of deaths, minus births, per 1,000 people in the population
  d. the total number of deaths per year
  e. none of the above

Question 4

The infant mortality rate is calculated by:
 
  a. number of infant deaths in the first month of life
  b. number of infant deaths in the first year of life
  c. number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births who die in their first year
  d. number of infant deaths as a proportion of infant births
  e. none of the above

Question 5

What kind of social organization is characterized by a pyramid structure, narrowly defined roles, and extensive lines of authority running from the bottom of the organization to the top?
 
  a. bureaucracy
  b. web
  c. democracy
  d. network

Question 6

Steinberg argues that political and economic leaders have
 
  a. increasingly turned their attention to addressing high rates of African-American unemployment.
   b. given up on African-American youth in favor of immigrants for placement into jobs.
   c. developed programs to train African Americans for the job market, but have not done much about discrimination in the workplace.

Question 7

Gender and race in the United States are
 
  a. social structures.
   b. not social structures.