Discuss the conflict perspective on economy and work in the United States
What will be an ideal response?
From a conflict perspective, business cycles are the result of capitalist
greed. In order to maximize profits, capitalists suppress the wages of
workers. As the prices of products increase, workers are not able to
purchase them in the quantities that have been produced.
The resulting surpluses cause capitalists to reduce production, close factories, and lay off
workers, thus contributing to the growth of the reserve army of the unemployed, whose
presence helps reduce the wages of the remaining workers. In some situations, workers
are replaced with machines or nonunionized workers. Sociologist Karl Marx referred to the
propensity of capitalists to maximize profits by reducing wages as the falling rate of profit,
which he believed to be one of the inherent contradictions of capitalism that would produce
its eventual downfall.
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A. Montgomery Bus Boycott B. the murder of Emmett Till C. the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. D. the Voting Rights Act of 1965
What marks the end of the family life cycle, according to the text?
a. divorce b. the death of the last person with the family surname c. the death of a spouse d. the children leaving home
The term "modified nuclear family" describes
a. multigenerational families under one roof b. elders not living with children, but not who are cut off from familites c. families who do not support the elder d.
Chesney-Lind reports that nationally girls are more likely to be referred to juvenile courts by non-law enforcement sources. This suggests
a. parents and others employ a double standard of adolescent behavior. b. people are more shocked by female crime. c. boys tend to commit more crime away from home and conceal it from parents. d. girls are more likely to confess crime to their parents.