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15 Cards in this Set
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Max Weber considered an individual's social position to be:
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A matter of economic class, social status or prestige, and power
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The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification:
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based entirely on personal merit
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According to Simon Kuznets, in which societal type is the extent of social stratification the greatest?
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Agrarian
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What concept refers to change in social position during one's lifetime?
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Intragenerational social mobility
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The cast history of Great Britain is still evident today in the importance people attach to:
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accent in speech
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What is not true concerning jobs?
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Most of the highest ranked occupations in the US are dominated by women
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In 2008, women held about what share of seats in Congress?
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16%
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Goals of feminism:
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Eliminating gender stratification
Ending sexual violence Expanding human choice |
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Gender refers to:
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the personal traits and social positions members of a society attach to being male or female
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Younger men show greater ___ skills; younger women show greater___ skills.
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mathematical; verbal
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What is the form of social organization where females dominate males?
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matriarchy
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In the US work force:
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women are still concentrated in specific job categories
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Modernization theory identifies what as the greatest barrier to economic development?
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tradition
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The global region that has seen the greatest reduction in poverty is:
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Asia
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Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by:
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explaining global inequality in terms of the exploitation of poor countries by rich countries
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