In The Division of Labor in Society, Durkheim used the term “organic solidarity” to refer to:
a. solidarity based on workers’ control over the means of production
b. solidarity based on interdependence
c. solidarity based on likeness
d. solidarity based on place
b. solidarity based on interdependence
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Marx believed that individual merit was the basis for the stratification system and that the masses exert tremendous influence on government policies and action
a. true b. false
Which of the following is argued by strain theory?
A) People act to reduce the strain between what others think of them and what they think of themselves. B) In a situation of social change, a structural strain develops between the culturally prescribed goals of the social system and the socially approved means of attaining the goals. C) When social obligations strain the resources set aside for their attainment, people work to either increase their resources or lessen their obligations. D) Change brings many strains. As a result, people must prioritize the problem solutions that they will attempt or risk experiencing alienation.
The official definition of poverty was created in
A) 1929. B) 1939. C) 1949. D) 1959.