onflict theorists (such as Marx) believe that religion

A. is the single best institution for controlling against conflict between people.
b. is the cause of most conflict in the world today.
c. is the best source of helping individuals to deal with their own inner conflicts.
d. serves as a distraction to oppressed people to keep them from working to change the inequality of their societies.


d. serves as a distraction to oppressed people to keep them from working to change the inequality of their societies.

Sociology

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Anthropologist Ralph Linton said, "The last thing a fish would ever notice would be water." What does this imply about culture?

A) Culture is taken for granted by members of society who share it. B) There is only one acceptable method of doing any particular job. C) Every culture establishes firm standards by which it functions. D) Water is symbolic and has nothing to do with the statement.

Sociology

The habit of seeing things only from the point of view of one’s own group is called

A. ethnocentrism. B. xenocentrism. C. cultural relativism. D. multiculturalism.

Sociology

Which of the following stereotypes is associated with women in the U.S.?

A. rationality B. passive C. aggressive D. breadwinner

Sociology

Justin, who is white, was adopted in the United States by U.S.-based white parents while he was being held in state care because his parents were incapable of raising him. Justin’s adoption was a(n) __________ adoption

A) private B) foster care C) intercountry D) transracial

Sociology