Sociologist Edward Banfield proposed the theory that when patterns of social stratification become hardened or institutionalized, a system of layered hierarchy has been established throughout society
a. true
b. false
b
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The so-called "radicals" see globalization as
a. ending freedom and democracy in the Western world. b. ending both the sovereign nation-state and political leaders as dominant. c. uniting the world into a positive cooperative order where all people will ultimately benefit. d. worldwide violent revolution.
In many small-scale traditional societies, men and women were more equal than they are in industrial societies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Many mass shootings at schools, from Columbine to Sandy Hook to Virginia Tech to Umpqua Community College, end when the shooters commit suicide. The shooters were often socially marginalized, had tumultuous relationships with others and weak social networks, and sometimes saw their crimes as a way to be famous. Durkheim would most likely classify their suicides as
A. anomic or egoistic suicide. B. altruistic or egoistic suicide. C. egoistic or fatalistic suicide. D. fatalistic or altruistic suicide.
Although race is a social construct, it is also
a. a coherent expression of critical theory. b. a trivial cultural artifact. c. an organizing principle of social relations. d. congruent with ethnicity.