________________ defined social class as a division between the capitalists, who owned the means of production, and the proletariat, who lacked the means of production, thus creating a hierarchical stratification system.

a. Max Weber
b. Émile Durkheim
c. Auguste Comte
d. Karl Marx


d. Karl Marx

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Religion is categorized as a social institution because it

a)  enforces social norms and directs multiple parts of day-to-day life. b)  is practiced in many different denominations throughout the world. c)  has more influence on culture than any other social factor. d)  predates industrialized societies and has the most influence over lives.

Sociology

Once an individual seeks treatment for psychiatric problems, doctors typically

a. ?remedicalize the journals they use. b. ?assume that the individual has a mental illness. c. ?work to reduce the stigma of mental illness. d. ?work to identify the individuals’ cultural background and its impact on treatment. e. ?seek to understand the social context in which the individual’s symptoms or problems emerged.

Sociology

________ note that those who are less powerful (women and minorities) have a greater need to know what the more powerful people with whom they interact are really thinking and planning.

A. Parametric determinists B. Conflict theorists C. Symbolic interactionists D. Social constructionists

Sociology