Introduction to Sociology

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Watch this video to learn more about social mobility. The video highlights research that began in 1982 by Karl Alexander, Doris Entwisle, and Linda Olson. They followed 800 first grade students in Baltimore for twenty five years and examined
the impact their socioeconomic status had throughout their lives.
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15. 
    Which of these systems allows for the most social mobility?
    
    1. 
       Endogamy
       
    2. 
       Monarchy
       
    3. 
       Open
       
    4. 
       Caste
       

16. 
    Structural mobility occurs when
    
    1. 
       A member of a family belongs to a different class that his or her siblings.
       
    2. 
       A large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes.
       
    3. 
       An individual moves up the class ladder.
       
    4. 
       An individual moves down the class ladder.
       

17. 
    Which of the following scenarios is an example of intragenerational mobility?
    
    1. 
       An executive belongs to a different class than her parents.
       
    2. 
       An editor shares the same social class as his cousin.
       
    3. 
       A lawyer belongs to a different class than her sister.
       
    4. 
       A janitor belongs to the same social class as his grandmother did.
       

18. 
    Which person best illustrates opportunities for upward social mobility in the United States?
    
    1. 
       A first-shift factory worker
       
    2. 
       The firstborn son who inherits the family business
       
    3. 
       A high school dropout who is hired for an entry-level service job
       
    4. 
       A first-generation college student.
       

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