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Which theory views crime as the outcome of an imbalance between impulses toward criminal activity and controls that deter it? | Control theory |
Which of the following concepts introduced by Max Weber says the idea that your probability of economic success is largely dependent on the social position you are born into? | Life chances |
According to Karl Marx, a class is made up of people who have the same relationship to the: | Means of production |
Karl Marx called those who own the means of production ___capitalists___ and those who make their living by selling their own labor power for a wage ___surplus value___. | |
Max Weber believed that _____status__ are equally as important as class distinctions in understanding social stratification. | |
The social honor or prestige that is accorded to individuals by other members of society is referred to as: | status |
The money a person gets from a wage or salary or from investments is _____income___; the assets an individual owns are ___weath___. | |
When people are asked to identify which class they belong to, most respond that they are: | middle class |
Workers in dead-end jobs that pay low wages are most likely found in the: | lower class, cities |
While the average income of __whites___ households has been increasing, that of ____latinos______ households has been declining in the last decade. | |
Social mobility refers to: | The upward or downward movement of individuals in groups between different class positions as a result in changes of occupation, wealth, or income. |
When sociologists examine how far an individual moves up or down the socioeconomic scale in his or her lifetime, they are studying: | Intragenerational mobility |
The text defines global inequality as: | The systematic differences in wealth and power between countries |
According to the text, high-income countries comprise about 15 percent of the world’s population; however, they lay claim to over ___65%___ of the world’s annual output. | |
Mary studies countries that were among the first to industrialize. It is likely that she is studying ___high income __ countries. | |
Jennifer lives in a country that, despite its relatively small population, consumes an alarming percentage of the world’s resources. She likely lives in a ____high income____ country. | |
Juanita studies the countries where the vast majority of the world’s population lives. She is studying _____ countries. | middle income |
Fertility rates tend to be highest in what kind of countries? | Low income |