Both Karl Marx and Max Weber identified ___________ as an important determinant of social inequality and social change.
a. religion
b. class
c. gender
d. race
Question 2_____ refers to institutional settings or residences where adults other than a child's own parents or biological relatives serve as caregivers.
a. Foster care
b. Juvenile hall
c. Household care
d. Adoptive care
Question 3Traditionally, people of color and white women have been excluded from powerful old-boy social networks.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4Lijuan's mother is an architect, and her father is a college professor. Lijuan left home at age 16 to live with her boyfriend. When their relationship ended, Lijuan no longer communicated with her parents and did not return to high school. After working briefly at a fast-food restaurant, Lijuan resorted to asking passersby at a local shopping area for money. Lijuan's story illustrates the concept of __________.
a. vertical mobility
b. horizontal mobility
c. structural mobility
d. collateral mobility
Question 5In regards to family violence, statistics show that _____.
a. women are no more likely than men to experience such violence
b. only about 10 percent of the intimate partner violence against women was reported to police in the 1990s
c. between three and ten million children witness some form of domestic violence in their homes each year
d. Native American women were more likely than other women to report family violence
Question 6Family, economy, education, religion, and mass media are all examples of social institutions.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7occurs when people experience movement either up or down the class structure.
a. Lateral mobility
b. Vertical mobility
c. Situational mobility
d. Horizontal mobility