The visible markers of economic position and social rank are considered
a. material culture.
b. status symbols.
c. significant symbols.
d. social clues.
Question 2A knowledge economy is one driven by informationgathering and datacollection activities that can be put to commercial use.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3When a son or daughter moves into an occupation that is higher or lower in status than a parent's occupation, sociologists label this mobility
a. intragenerational.
b. intergenerational.
c. downward.
d. upward.
Question 4When compared to the world's wealthiest countries, the U.S. has the best success with disadvantaged students.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Intragenerational mobility is mobility that
a. brings alienation.
b. brings estrangement from family.
c. is upward or downward over the course of a person's life.
d. is upward or downward over two or more generations.
Question 6According to Pierre Bourdieu, tests are an objective measure of learning.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7Sociologists inspired by the feminist perspective evaluate a private school according to whether it is structured to erase or perpetuate gender inequalities.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false