The percentage of people in the United States who fall below the official poverty line is:

The percentage of people in the United States who fall below the official poverty line is:
 
  a. 5
  b. 10
  c. 12-13
  d. 5-10
  e. 16-20

Question 2

For Parsons, medical practice is a __________ in the social system for coping with the illnesses of its members.
 
  a. method
  b. routine
  c. technique
  d. mechanism

Question 3

According to Cooley, the unity of the primary group is
 
  a. differentiated and usually competitive.
  b. one of mere harmony and love.
  c. devoid of self-assertion.
  d. without appropriate passions.

Question 4

Which factors influence the mobilization of power by members of a social class?
 
  a. voting
  b. organizations that can lobby
  c. influence channels
  d. b and c above
  e. all of the above

Question 5

Femininity and masculinity
 
  a. are uniformly shaped from genetic makeup.
  b. are modeled differently depending on class, race, ethnicity, and sexuality.
  c. are similar, in definition, from one culture to another.
  d. maintain a consistency over the course of a man or woman's life.

Question 6

Semiperipheral societies tend to have higher levels of democratization than peripheral societies, and both tend to be more democratic than core societies.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.