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Social Stratification
What is social stratification? How is social class connected to social stratification? Summarize the four systems of stratification (provide examples of each). Which stratification system(s) is likely to be open and/or closed? Which systems reflect ascribed and/or achieved status? Explain.
Means of Production
For Karl Marx, what is the means of production and who owns the means of production (explain and give examples)? Distinguish among the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. What is their relationship to the means of production? Finally, describe and explain the following terms: class consciousness, dominant ideology and false consciousness.
Weber's Definitions of Class, Status Group & Party
Distinguish among Weber's usage of the following terms: class, status group and party. Provide examples of each. Contrast Weber and Marx's views of social class.
Cultural Capital
How is cultural capital linked to class differences?
How is cultural capital linked to power differences?
Explain. Discuss cultural capital in relation to material, social and cultural resources. How is cultural capital expressed in attire, housing, vacations, food and sport?
Note: Review the following terms: relative poverty, absolute poverty, socioeconomic status (SES), prestige and esteem.
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Research on lean project management
: Write a research-focused report that investigates and discusses how the principles, theory, processes and tools of Lean Production Delivery Systems (LPDS) can be applied to current project management practices.
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Compute the expected share price
: Suppose the dividends for the Seger Corporation over the past six years were $1.02, $1.10, $1.19, $1.27, $1.37, and $1.42, respectively. Compute the expected share price at the end of 2014 using the perpetual growth method. Assume the market risk pre..
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Prepared to make monthly payments
: You’re prepared to make monthly payments of $240, beginning at the end of this month, into an account that pays 9 percent interest compounded monthly. How many payments will you have made when your account balance reaches $63,000?
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The standard deviation of the value gain
: What is the standard deviation of the value gain for the house in neighborhood A? Show or explain .
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What is social stratification
: What is social stratification
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How much is the stock currently worth
: Netscrape Communications does not currently pay a dividend. You expect the company to begin paying a $4.2 per share dividend in 10 years, and you expect dividends to grow perpetually at 5.7 percent per year thereafter. If the discount rate is 13 perc..
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Understanding of the topic
: Based on your understanding of the topic, create a report in a Microsoft Word document to express your views on the following:
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What is the value of the stock today
: Could I Industries just paid a dividend of $1.35 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at a 19 percent rate for the next 5 years and then level off to a 7 percent growth rate indefinitely. If the required return is 13 percent, what is the val..
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What is the expected return of a stock with a beta
: A certain stock has a beta of 1.5. If the risk-free rate of return is 5.1 percent and the market risk premium is 8.6 percent, what is the expected return of the stock? What is the expected return of a stock with a beta of 1.27?
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