The view that laws are set up to assist those who are in positions of power is most consistent with the
A. functionalist perspective.
B. conflict perspective.
C. interactionist perspective.
D. feminist perspective.
B. conflict perspective.
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On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, high-income parents are likely to be most concerned when their child
a. is given a "tardy slip" for being late to school. b. needs to be told what he should draw during free art time. c. is labeled a "nonconformist." d. is said to have an "active imagination."
The concept of commitment assumes that
a. most people are not deviant because they share the same value system. b. most people conform because they are well integrated. c. most people conform because of social attachment. d. most people are not deviant because they have too much to lose.
Ethnicity refers to ________, whereas, race refers to
a) culture; biology. b) status; color. c) heritage; culture. d) diversity; purity.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Coleman and Rainwater found that working-class families were more likely to own larger and more expensive automobiles than middle-class families. 2. The University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center found that people did not have a difficult time associating occupations with social class. 3. Social ranking is usually a conscious process. 4. In studies of peoples’ perceptions of social class, there is greater ranking consistency than cutting consistency.