A mail carrier works hard to give his son the opportunity to go to college and then medical school to become a doctor. This is an example of:

Dean is an electrician. He makes $60,000/yr. He is a single dad taking care of his two sons. They live in an apartment and Dean is still driving a 1998 Honda Civic. While he makes sure to pay every one of his bills on time, Dean often cannot afford to buy his sons all the name brand clothing and games they want. What social class is Dean's family in?

Garrett is excited to go to his high school reunion, so his classmates can see that he was successful and became a surgeon. Garrett is essentially looking forward receiving what from his classmates?

Kingston is a retired pharmacist, looking for a part time job to have something to do during the day. He is 80 years old and during one of the interviews, the manager expressed concern about his age and being able to keep up with the daily tasks. Kingston ended up not getting the job. It is likely which occurred?

Jax and Kenzie always have a party on Memorial Day Weekend. This year on the invitation, they said it is for adults only. They are the couple in the group that does not have kids and are known for not liking kids. The other couples were talking about it and one said, "yeah, that's just how Jax and Kenzie are - oh well." This behavior best illustrates the concept of:

As a mechanical Engineer, Oakley makes $97,000 a year before taxes. This is part of his:

Jami and Taylor both applied for the same exact job and both have the same exact qualifications. Jami happens to be of Caucasian decent and Taylor of Asian decent. Taylor ends up getting the job. Even though Jami will never know this, the reason Taylor was selected is because this particular company has a "quota" to fill to have more diversity within the work place. This situation best illustrates the idea of:

The social stratification system that we have in the United States is typically broken down into 4 general categories - poor, lower class, middle class and upper class. People have the ability to move throughout the levels within their lifetime. Which type of system is this an example of?

Javi lives in the city and does not own a car, therefore he takes Ubers often to get where he needs to. In the last few months, every time he has had a female driver it has been a terrible experience. Now if he sees that he is matched with a female driver he will cancel the Uber and find another one with a male driver. Javi's actions best represent the idea of:

The idea that the class you are in affects your opinion about other classes that you are not in. Which theory would have this perspective?

Lucas started working at Target when he was 15 years old, making minimum wage. He worked there all throughout high school and college. After earning a business degree he ended up becoming a manager and earned the ability to be put on the salary schedule. Lucas's experience best illustrates the concept of: