The folk-pop singer Jewel is famous for having lived in her van when she first moved to San Diego and started performing in a coffee shop. Soon after she was signed by Atlantic Records, her advance allowed her to rent a house and buy a new car. What class-based phenomenon is this an example of?

The Brazilian census has traditionally only had four racial categories: preto, branco, amarelo, and pardo. However, in everyday life, Brazilians have many other racial categories, including moreno, mulato, neguinho, and pretinho. Most of these terms don’t have an equivalent in the United States. What does this tell you about race?

What system of stratification is commonly used in capitalist societies?

________ is an economic condition in which a family or individual cannot afford basic necessities such as food and shelter, so that day-to-day survival is in jeopardy.

Theorists like Karl Marx and C. Wrign Mills (e.g., The Power Elite) are representative of postmodern theory. 

In the United States, corporate entities that allow undocmented workers to take jobs in factories face minimal consequences from the government when their hiring practice of workers without legal status is discovered.  However, the consequences for those workers are much more severe.  The reason is relative to one’s structural position of power.  An undocumented worker has no protection from the U.S. government whereas a wealthy owner of a corporation behind a factory like a poulty plant has citizenship, money, and connections to other powerful people to defend against any legal action.  This represents which theoretical framework?

According to Robert Merton’s anomie strain theory, a criminal represents this type of deviant. 

According to the notes, what is the best way to enforce one’s will? 

Deviance is known as behavior that is different than the general standards of conduct in society.

Family and peer groups are considered institutional agents of socialization.