If one visualizes the income of Americans as a pyramid with the richest at the top and the poorest at the bottom, it is a pyramid with a very broad base and a very high top
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
true
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Conflict theorists believe that ________
A) only the lowest social group in a society is in conflict B) societies in decline exhibit conflict, while stable societies do not C) productive societies are the result of resolved internal conflicts D) those who have power always seek to maintain it
__________ A theory that places the origins of deviance in the broader social setting and the way it provides or denies people access to the culturally approved goals and means
What will be an ideal response?
How would a conflict theorist explain social inequality? Contrast this with the functionalist perspective.
What will be an ideal response?
In the United States, what is the hierarchy for primary caregivers?
a. mother, then father, then extended kin b. the parents, then extended kin c. the mother, then the maternal grandmother, then father, then the maternal grandmother d. mother, then father, then caregiving professionals