The term status refers to high-level positions in society.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2In a caste system, marriage is __________, meaning that people are allowed to marry only within their own group.
a. endogamous
b. exogamous
c. polygamous
d. homogenous
Question 3Teenage fathers _____.
a. are worldly-wise superstuds who engage in sexual activity early and often
b. have few emotional feelings for the women they impregnate
c. sometimes try to be good fathers
d. are phantom fathers who rarely are involved in caring for and rearing their children
Question 4Conflict theorists maintain that in capitalistic societies, where a few people control the labor of many, the social structure reflects a system of relationships of domination among categories of people (for example, owner-worker and employer-employee).
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Until the 1990s, white South Africans controlled the government, the police, and the military by enforcing __________, the term used in South Africa for the separation of the races..
a. alienation
b. apartheid
c. stratification
d. classification
Question 6Which of the following nations has the highest rate of teen pregnancy?
a. The United States
b. Canada
c. Ireland
d. France
Question 7Homeless people have lost the vital link with social structures. Social structures are essential for the survival of society and for the well-being of individuals because they provide a social web of familial support and social relationships that connects each of us to the larger society.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false