Which of the following terms did Karl Marx use to refer to an attitude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect the class's objective position?

A. proletariat consciousness
B. class consciousness
C. bourgeoisie consciousness
D. false consciousness


Answer: D

Sociology

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Which of the following theories says that an unhappily married couple would stay together because the barriers for getting a divorce are high and the alternatives are few?

A) Seligman's positive psychology model B) Ekman's model of facial understanding and facial mismatches C) Whitehead's social expectation model of divorce D) Levinger's barrier model

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A. normal aging B. dysfunctional aging C. the social construction of aging D. segmented aging

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What will be an ideal response?

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