Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Max Weber argued that the actions of individuals and groups can be understood solely in economic terms.
2. Even if stratification is inevitable, the functionalist explanation for differential rewards does not explain the wide disparity between the rich and the poor.
3. Conflict sociologists argue that stratification will inevitably lead to instability and to social change.
4. Stratification is universal, in that all societies maintain some form of social inequality among members.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
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