Rosa Is from a Working-Class Family of Six

question 30

Multiple Choice

Rosa is from a working-class family of six.She was able to get scholarships for college and earned a law degree.Rosa is now an attorney for a Fortune 500 firm and has a compensation package worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.Rosa's scenario best illustrates which sociological phenomenon?

• A)privilege
• B)the glass ceiling
• C)intergenerational social mobility
• D)critical mass

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