John and Doug are both full professors in a state university, holding doctorate degrees from Ivy League schools. Both make about the same salary and enjoy a similar sense of prestige in the community and on campus. Based only on this information, what do John and Doug have in common?

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31 March, 05:59

John and Doug are both full professors in a state university, holding doctorate degrees from Ivy League schools. Both make about the same salary and enjoy a similar sense of prestige in the community and on campus. Based only on this information, what do John and Doug have in common?

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Alma Willis · Answer 1

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John and Doug are both full professors in a state university, holding doctorate degrees from Ivy League schools. Both make about the same salary and enjoy a similar sense of prestige in the community and on campus. Based only on this information, what do John and Doug have in common?

A) They share the same social location in all respects.

B) They have identical social roles.

C) They are members of the same social class.

D) They share a great deal of social solidarity.

Answer: C) They are members of the same social class.

Explanation:

Macrosociology studies the characteristics of society to examine such matters as social class and the way different groups establish relationships with one another.

The social class refers to a group of people who share a similar position in the economic system of production.

Income, education, and occupational prestige are the three primary variables to determine people's social class.