Bill gates has an estimated net worth of $51 billion. How would sociologists label Gates in terms of social class?

What does the image of a "straw bed" tell you about the social or economic situation of the speaker? What else might that image suggest?

Match the major types of social mobility with the examples. Use (IM) for intergenerational mobility, (VM) for vertical mobility, and (HM) for horizontal mobility. a. a restaurant waiter becomes a taxi driver b. an auto worker becomes a manager c the daughter of a hairdresser becomes a college professor.

Discuss the difference between absolute and relative measures of poverty.

How did the economic downturn of the early 2000s affect the jobs typically filled by former welfare recipients?

Describe false consciousness.

Statistically, out of 500 people, how many would belong to the upper class?

Why is cultural relativism important to the study of anthropology?

Decide whether the statement is true or false. A person interested in animal behavior might want to study ANTHROPOLOGY.

Identify which of the major perspectives describes the examples below. a. Corporate executives make more money because they decide who gets what in their organizations. b. Engineers make more money than butlers because of their education c. Poor children tend to have low self-esteem

Compare and contrast the explanations given by functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism for the existence of poor people in the United States.

Do you believe that the cultural values of American society affect the policies of government regarding approaches to crime control? Why or why not?

When a bactericide was added to a nutrient broth in which bacteria were growing, the bacterium population continued to grow for a while, but then stopped growing and began to decline. The size of the population at time t (hours) was b = 106 + 104t - 103t^2. Find the growth rates at a. t = 0 hours. b. t = 5 hours. c. t = 10 hours.

How did Marx explain the stratification of society?