Which one of the following questions do conflict theorists ask to highlight the problems with the functional perspective of social stratification?
a. How can we attract the best qualified people to fill the most functionally important positions?
b. Will the most qualified people be attracted to the less functionally important occupations?
c. How much inequality in salary is really necessary to ensure that people choose the most important positions in society?
d. Why do the disadvantaged lack the motivation to acquire the training needed to fill the most important positions in society?
c
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Today's majority-minority relations in the United States are an example of
a. Fluid competitive relations b. Paternalistic race relations c. Rigid competitive race relations d. Caste-like race relations
If your cell phone rings in the library and others give you a disapproving look, you have likely violated a(n)
A. formal regulation. B. folkway. C. informal norm. D. more.
Nontalking is:
a. a lack of communication. b. an aversive message. c. filtered communication. d. positive reassurance.
What assumptions does Simmel make about people’s psychology during their interactions with others? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. People can orient themselves relative to each other. b. People are loosely aware of social structures. c. People understand norms are both external and internal to individuals. d. People can anticipate causal outcomes and act accordingly.