Which sociological perspective argues that competition for scarce resources results in significant political, economic, and social inequality?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. feminist perspective
B. conflict perspective
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A) heroin; alcohol B) alcohol; cigarettes C) marijuana; inhalants D) cigarettes; hallucinogens
Maternal deaths in lower-income nations are _____ times higher than for those in higher-income countries
a. 2 c. 10
Maurice and Shirley are both attorneys who live in a comfortable suburban home. Their children attend private schools and expect to go to college and on to graduate school. This family is best described as:
a. upper class. b. lower-upper class. c. upper-middle class. d. lower-middle class. e. working class.
Ethnocentrism is the tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. In this way, ethnocentrism fosters cohesion in a group. This observation would best reflect which sociological perspective?
A. Conflict perspective B. Functionalist perspective C. Feminist perspective D. Interactionist perspective