Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The larger the Gini coefficient, the greater the inequality.
2. Increased worker productivity creates increased worker compensation.
3. Slavery has been eradicated in 98% of the world.
4. In capitalist systems, inequality is thought to be necessary for growth.
5. In societies that limit people’s life chances through inequality, only those at the bottom suffer.
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False
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A less clear role of the government is to stifle dissent, which is done in the interest of preserving order
a. true b. false
Categories of nominal level variables should be
a. mutually exclusive to avoid ambiguity in classifying cases b. exhaustive so that every case fits into a category c. relevant to the research goals d. all of the above
Marx claimed social stratification would end with the creation of a socialist economy. What was Weber's view?
a. Weber thought socialism would reduce economic differences but also create a political elite, increasing differences in power. b. Weber thought capitalism could not be changed. c. Weber thought socialism would create a new high-prestige nobility. d. Weber agreed with Marx.
Globalization entails the spread of ______ across the entire world. Select all, but only those that apply.
a. practices b. relations c. consciousness d. organization