On average a woman with less than a high school diploma earns more than her male counterpart with a high school diploma.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2The compensation guidelines for the September 11, 2001 attacks assigned least value to which category?
a. married persons 30 and under with two children and an annual income of 225,000
b. single mothers age 30 and over earning 20,000
c. single, childless persons age 65 and older with an annual income of 10,000
d. married persons 30 and over, no children, earning 100,000
Question 3The U.S. is the only country in the world that offers generous financial assistance to college students.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4An achieved status is an attribute that people
a. inherit at birth.
b. develop over time.
c. possess through no fault or effort of their own.
d. acquire through some combination of choice, effort, and ability.
Question 5A person's ascribed statuses are the result of
a. chance.
b. choice.
c. ability.
d. effort.
Question 6The systemic process by which people are categorized and ranked on a scale of social worth is
a. social stratification.
b. symbolic stratification.
c. apartheid.
d. social structure.