Which definition best describes social stratification

It is the system of structured social inequality and the structure of mobility in a society

Which of the following best describes core countries

a.     These are the most advanced industrial countries, and they take the lion’s share of profits in the world economic system.

1.     Which of the following is NOT true about the poor in America?

a.     The elderly are more likely to be poor than any other group of Americans

Which of the following is not one of Max Weber’s components to social class

a.     Dominance (power)

Women head one half of all poor families. This demonstrates what concept

a.     Feminization of poverty

When a downtown area is revitalized and hip professionals move to the area, it can have the negative effect of raising property values so much that the poor and sometimes middle-class can no longer afford to remain in the area. What is this social phenomenon called?

Answer

Gentrification

How does the U.S Census Bureau define urban

As living in an incorporated area with a population of 2,500 or more.

What best describes the emigration rate

The number of people leaving a territory per thousand

What percentage of population growth is happening in the poorest countries?

What is the percentage of the world's glaciers that are in retreat

90%

What does the significantly higher birth rate of males to females in countries where males are preferred suggest to demographers?

Women are more likely to choose an abortion if they find out they are carrying girls.

What best describes demography?

The scientific study of human populations and one of the oldest and most popular branches of sociology.

Why was Karl Marx critical of the Malthusian theory

He argued it was unequal distribution not merely population growth that was causing hardship.

natural population increase

The number of births every year subtracted by the number of deaths.

emigration rate

the number of people leaving a territory each year per thousand of the

population

mechanical solidarity

a connection among people based on similarity 

Discovery=DC

Enterprise=NY

Atlantis=FLA

Endeavor=LA

McDonaldization

the homogenizing spread of consumerism around the globe 

short-lived, highly popular, and widespread behaviors, styles, or modes of thought 

stereotype

assumption about what people are like or how they will behave based on their membership in a group

control group

the group in the experiment that will not experience the manipulation of the variable

dependent variable

what gets measured in an experiment. It’s the change to the dependent variable that constitutes the results 

id

the inborn drive for self-gratification 

groups of friends, usually homogeneous, who have an enormous socializing

influence 

a set of beliefs and attitudes that cause us to negatively pre-judge people based on their social location 

sex tourism: 

the globalization of prostitution, in which wealthy men are directed to poor women in other countries for sex 

transgenderism: 

an umbrella term that describes a variety of people, behaviors, and groups whose identities depart from normative gender ideals of masculinity and femininity

a set of ideas and practices that answer the basic questions about sex 

the growth in the proportion of Americans over age 65 while the

proportion under age 35 shrinks 

Gerontology: 

the sociological study of aging 

differential treatment based on age, usually affecting the elderly rather than the young 

the end of work, which is a mark of social status 

the identities we construct that are often based on our sexual conduct