Sociologists Often Study the Dominance of One Group Over Another

question 83

Multiple Choice

Sociologists often study the dominance of one group over another. Suppose in a certain society there are four classes which we will call: abigweel, aweel, upancomer, and pon. Hint: These are pronounced "A big wheel," "A wheel," "Up and comer," and "peon."
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Abigweel dominate aweel, upancomer, and pon.
Aweel dominate upancomer and pon.
Upancomer dominate pon.
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Matrix [ D ] represent these dominance relationships. We say that an individual has two-stage dominance over another if 1 appears in the matrix [ D ] ² for those individuals. Write the two-stage dominance matrix.
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