What is social class? How did Weber and Marx agree and disagree on the variables that contribute to determining social class?
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Social class refers to large numbers of people who share specific characteristics and social location. According to Weber, social class is a large group of people who rank close to one another in wealth, prestige, and power. Marx divided social class based on one's access to the means of production. Those who owned it were the capitalists or bourgeoisie, and those who sold their labor to the capitalists were the workers or proletariat.
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Sociologist Milton Yinger argues that the particular values and norms of a counterculture can be understood only by reference to the dominant group
a. true b. false
A computer keeps track of the amount of time it takes for a fast-food worker to fill a drive-through order. If average drive-through time exceeds a certain number, the manager is alerted. This is an example of using the computer as
a. an automating tool. b. an informating tool. c. a learning tool. d. a technological resource.
In 1970 about 70 percent of Americans lived in married households, but by 2012, a little under 50 percent of the population lived in married households. What accounts for the difference?
A. The Census Bureau is measuring households differently today. B. It looks like fewer people get married, but fewer people get married by age 25. When comparing the numbers of "never married" at 45, they are the same for 1970 and 2012. C. Fewer people are getting married in 2012 in all age groups. D. The differences in numbers is not only due to marriage versus cohabitation but also because more men and more women live alone in 2012 than in 1970.
Which of the following is an example of the social construction of nature?
A. natural disasters B. national parks C. expulsion of indigenous peoples D. social forces