A salesperson in his mid sixties is told by his peers, his family, and his boss that it is about time to retire and reap the fruits of his longtime career and his well-endowed pension fund. He eventually gives in to their persistent pressure. This is consistent with
A. labeling theory.
B. disengagement theory.
C. conflict theory.
D. activity theory.
Answer: B
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A. functionalists B. conflict theorists C. symbolic interactionists D. exchange theorists E. feminist theorists
Matching
1) indentured service 2) ideology 3) jati 4) ablution 5) apartheid 6) class system 7) bourgeoisie 8) proletariat 9) class consciousness 10) false class consciousness 11) power 12) prestige 13) meritocracy 15) culture of poverty A) the assumption that the values and behaviors of the poor are different from those of other people, and that these factors are largely responsible for their poverty, which is perpetuated from one generation to the next B) in a caste system, a washing ritual to restore purity when members of one caste come into contact with members of another caste C) Marx's term for awareness of a common identity based on one's position as related to the means of production D) Marx's term for capitalists, those who own the means of production E) beliefs about the way things ought to be that justify social arrangements F) a form of social stratification based primarily on the possession of money or material goods G) the ability to control others, even over their objections H) the belief that the king's authority comes directly from God I) the separation of racial and/or ethnic groups as was once practiced in South Africa J) admiration of an individual or group based on their social location or achievements K) a contractual system in which someone sells his or her services for a specified period of time in an arrangement very close to slavery; another name for bonded labor L) Marx's term to refer to workers who identify with the interests of capitalists M) Marx's term for the exploited class, the mass of workers who do not own the means of production N) sub castes of India's five major castes that number about 3,000 O) a form of social stratification in which all positions are awarded on the basis of merit
The world's average fertility rate is _______
A) 10.3 B) 4.3 C) 18.5 D) 2.4
In structural functionalism, a problem involves a system of interdependent parts, including shared expectations about behavior called ________.
A. contradictions B. norms C. values D. roles