College Degree (% of 25 year+ adults) | 23 | 53 | 36 | 15 |
High School Completion (% of 25 years adults) | 88 | 89 | 93 | 67 |
Home Ownership (% of Householders Owning a Home) | 43 | 57 | 72 | 45 |
Household Income | $43,000 | $77,900 | $71,300 | $43,000 |
Poverty (% in poverty) | 26 | 12 | 10 | 24 |
Unemployment Rate (%) | 10.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 7.6 |
1. Why do people need
and use gender labels?
2. Why do people create gender roles or expectations?
3. Do gender labels and roles influence limitations on individuals or the social world? Explain.
1. self-reliant 2. yielding 3. helpful 4. defends own beliefs 5. cheerful 6. moody 7. independent 8. shy 9. conscientious 10. athletic 11. affectionate 12. theatrical 13. assertive 14. flatterable 15. happy 16. strong personality 17. loyal 18. unpredictable 19. forceful 20. feminine | 21. reliable 22. analytical 23. sympathetic 24. jealous 25. leadership ability 26. sensitive to other's needs 27. truthful 28. willing to take risks 29. understanding 30. secretive 31. makes decisions easily 32. compassionate 33. sincere 34. self-sufficient 35. eager to soothe hurt feelings 36. conceited 37. dominant 38. soft-spoken 39. likable 40. masculine | 41. warm 42. solemn 43. willing to take a stand 44. tender 45. friendly 46. aggressive 47. gullible 48. inefficient 49. act as leader 50. childlike 51. adaptable 52. individualistic 53. does not use harsh language 54. unsystematic 55. competitive 56. loves children 57. tactful 58. ambitious 59. gentle 60. conventional |
Which of the following is a system of power based on wealth income and status that creates an unequal distribution of society's resources?
Social stratification is a system of ranking individuals and groups within societies. It refers to a society's ranking of its people into socioeconomic tiers based on factors like wealth, income, race, education, and power.
What is the equal distribution of resources and opportunities for all people called?
Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.
What might Max Weber suggest?
Weber suggested that the increasing bureaucracy that accompanies capitalism leads to status differences between those members of the working class who are manual workers and those who offer services to capitalism through the exercise of professional skills such as the middle classes.
What term refers to the analytic framework?
Intersectionality. an analytic framework for assessing how factors such as race, gender, and class interact to shape individual life chances and social patterns of stratification.