Jackie works part-time at a fast-food restaurant and lives i…

Jackie works part-time at a fast-food restaurant and lives in public housing. Their meals generally consist of high-fat, high-cholesterol, and low-nutrient chicken and hamburgers that they purchase at a discount in the restaurant, “because that’s about all I can afford,” as they report. Not surprisingly, Jackie has several chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. How would a sociologist interpret Jackie’s situation?

Studies in which people are asked to rate occupations in ter…

Studies in which people are asked to rate occupations in terms of “prestige” show some differences in ratings by age. Compared to the others, which person would a millennial (someone born between 1981 and 1996) rate higher on occupational prestige compared to the same ratings made by an older American?