Kevin's Father Is an Executive in a Business Firm

question 69

Multiple Choice

Kevin's father is an executive in a business firm. Kevin recently flunked out of the prestigious college that his parents had sent him to and has taken a job at the Southern Cable Company installing cable lines. This is an example of __________mobility.

• A) exchange
• B) upward
• C) insignificant
• D) structural
• E) downward

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Definitions:

Labor Unions

Organizations formed by workers to represent their interests, negotiate wages, and improve working conditions.

Protected Class

Groups of people legally protected from discrimination based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, disability, or religion.

Title VII

A provision in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that forbids discrimination in employment due to a person's race, color, religious beliefs, gender, or country of origin.

Civil Rights Act

Landmark legislation in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.