Structural functionalists hold that inequality is created by the desires and needs of individuals.

a. true
b. false


Answer: b. false

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

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Wherever capitalism went overseas, the indigenous population was often reorganized into a capitalist labor system

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Over the last 50 years, family income has become __________ in explaining the educational achievement gap

a. less important than race b. more important than race c. as important as race d. as inconsequential as race

Sociology

William Gamson pioneered the study of the effectiveness of social movements by looking at:

a. how successful movements were in getting laws passed, court decisions rendered, and getting heard in political discussions b. charismatic leadership of social movements c. court decisions and judges’ attribution of their decision to social movement activity d. the mobilization of opposition forces against a social movement

Sociology