The United States lacks active socialist and labor political parties.
a. true
b. false
Question 2Davis believes that many readers of his article will be surprised to discover that there __________.
a. are more men than women in farm occupations
b. are more men than women in blue collar occupations
c. is more upward than downward mobility between the generations
d. is a significant amount of downward mobility between the generations
e. all of the above
Question 3According to sorting (signaling) theory, education is correlated, but not causally so, to a wide variety of traits and abilities.
a. true
b. false
Question 4Which of the following best captures the notion of political pluralism?
a. all citizens should act within the rules to influence public policy
b. unruliness (violence or disruption) is condemned
c. access to the political arena should be open so that any person or group can compete for power
d. all of the above
e. a & b only
Question 5Rosenhan's fundamental conclusion is that if we want to change the behavior of humans we should concentrate on changing their environmentsas opposed to trying to alter their personalities.
a. true
b. false
Question 6Davis's fundamental conclusions concerning social mobility include _________.
a. Americans are frequent border crossers
b. There is a lot more downward mobility than one might expect
c. More people move upward into white collar work than move out
d. There is a high degree of class continuity between generations
e. all of the above
Question 7Rosenhan sees the root of mental patients behavior as a response to their environment, while he sees the behavior of the staff as a product of their individual malice and stupidity.
a. true
b. false
Question 8According to human capital theory, education accomplishes all but which of the following?
a. has a cause-and-effect relationship to an individual's success
b. gives an individual job-related skills
c. gives an individual an arena in which to shine
d. increases the overall thinking ability of an individual
e. none of the above
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