From a conflict point of view, racial categories create and reinforce divisions
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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In presenting his phenomenological theory, Katz argues that, compared
with background factors such as parental abuse, poverty, or unemployment, "foreground" or immediate factors such as the feelings of excitement, enticement, or outrage can explain crime better. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What did Max Weber find about the relationship between Protestantism and capitalism?
A. By promoting the values of selfless service and compassion for those who are suffering, Protestantism effectively worked against the interests of an emerging capitalist economy. B. Capitalism effectively corrupted Protestantism, turning wealth into a sign of divine favoritism and salvation. C. By promoting a strong work ethic and a need to display material success as a sign of religious salvation, the Protestant work ethic indirectly but effectively promoted the interests of an emerging capitalist economy. D. Because the doctrines of capitalism are fundamentally inconsistent with the practices of capitalism, they are incompatible.
Apply the sociological imagination to a problem in society. (Choose a topic besides homelessness.)
Please provide the best answer for the statement
Kareem believes that U.S families are socially very unequal. Growing up in a major city, he witnessed constant conflicts between people of different racial categories and especially between people of different social classes. Which of sociology's theoretical approaches does this description sound like?
a. structural-functional b. social-conflict c. gender-conflict d. symbolic-interaction