Question

What sort of jobs can support a middle-class lifestyle in America today?

		jobs in manufacturing
		skilled labor
		blue-collar work
		jobs associated with skilled trades like carpentry
		jobs in the service, information, and technology sectors

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic principles of social stratification?

		Low-level groups often have access to all the rewards and privileges of higher level groups.
		It persists over time.
		Different societies base their stratifications on different criteria.
		It is maintained through beliefs that are widely shared in a society.
		It is a general trend but, within a society, can have exceptions.

The condition that sometimes develops in groups when no dissenting opinions are voiced, allowed or heard is called:

		regression toward the mean.
		groupthink.
		group polarization.
		social loafing.
		rationalization.

Answer 1

Ans 1. (e)

The sort of jobs that support a middle-class lifestyle in America today includes service sector jobs such as housekeeping, tours, nursing, and teaching. Also, jobs in the information, and technology sectors support a middle-class lifestyle in America in the current times.

Ans 2. (a)

Ans3. (b)

Groupthink is a concept given by Irving Janis (1972). It refers to a psychological phenomenon in which people strive for consensus within a group. According to Janis, decision-making groups are most likely to experience groupthink when they operate under the following conditions: maintain high cohesion, experience conditions of high stress with low self-esteem and when the chances of finding a better solution to a pressing problem are less than that favored by the leader.