If a Television Ad Tells You That a "Life Coach

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Multiple Choice

If a television ad tells you that a "life coach" can map out your entire career and financial future if you log-on and pay for three half-hour Web-based sessions,

• A) beware of oversimplification.
• B) note the difference between observation and inference.
• C) remember that correlation does not mean causation.
• D) realize the authenticity of the life coach has been thoroughly checked by the TV media before broadcast.

Identify different systems of social stratification, such as class, caste, and apartheid.

Analyze the effects of social stratification on individuals' life chances and opportunities.

Describe the concept of social mobility and the factors that influence it.

Explain the role of cultural capital in social stratification and mobility.

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Definitions:

Ethnicity-Related Message

Communications or signals that relate to or are based on shared cultural, national, tribal, racial, or religious identity.

Slave Trade

The historical practice of trading slaves, whereby people were bought and sold as property.

Cultural Heritage

The legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society inherited from past generations, including traditions, languages, and artifacts.

Social Domain View

A theoretical framework that categorizes moral, social-conventional, and personal reasoning into distinct domains of social knowledge.