SOC 001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Roman Calendar, Grade Inflation, Functional Illiteracy
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25-40: about 74. 9% of students in the united states graduate from high school, percent of children who live in households were every adult works. 70: percent of people in the u. s. that are adopted. 2. 5: percent of women who change their birth surname to the last name of their husband when they marry. Gender stratification: unequal access to things based of the sex of an individual. How women became a minority group focuses on childbirth limitations. Honor killings and female circumcision: global violence against women. Gender inequality in the workplace shows up with low wages and sexual harassment continues. Disengagement theory: examines retirement as a device for ensuring positions of responsibilities gets passed smoothly from generations. Activity theory: how people adjust when they retire. Continuity theory: how people adjust to growing old by continuing their roles and coping techniques. Trends are positive for equality, live longer, less poverty, and women"s participation.
