__________ is the ability of people or groups to achieve their goals despite opposition from others. ...

__________ is the ability of people or groups to achieve their goals despite opposition from others.
 
  a. Wealth
  b. Power
  c. Status
  d. Prestige

Question 2

Researchers have identified several reasons why neighborhoods make a difference in relation to health and mortality. Which of the following reasons was not cited as a reason why neighborhoods make a difference in relation to health and mortality?
 
  a. access to transportation, education, and good jobs
 b. availability of safe areas to exercise
 c. relative number of traffic accidents
 d. availability of grocery stores with nutritious foods

Question 3

In 2014, the vast majority of all secretaries in the United States were women and the vast majority of all engineers were men. This is an example of:
 
  a. the sexist division.
 b. gender-segregated work.
 c. gender slanting.
 d. the gender ghetto.

Question 4

Sociologist Max Weber suggested that a person who has a high level of prestige is assumed to receive deferential and respectful treatment from others. He noted all the following to be true EXCEPT that they tend to:
 
  a. socialize with one another.
  b. marry outside their own group of social equals.
  c. spend their leisure time together.
  d. safeguard their status by restricting outsiders' opportunities to join their ranks.

Question 5

Two of the most common sources of chronic disease and premature death are __________.
 
  a. stroke and infectious disease
 b. AIDS and heart disease
 c. heart disease and accidents
 d. tobacco use and alcohol abuse

Question 6

______refers to the concentration of women and men in different occupations, jobs, and places of work.
 
  a. The gender ghetto
 b. The sexist division
 c. Gender-segregated work
 d. Gender slanting