Compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict views of social stratification. Give examples of each view to support your answer.
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1) material culture 2) nonmaterial culture 3) ethnocentrism 4) symbolic culture 5) Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 6) negative sanction 7) positive sanction 8) moral holiday 9) folkways 10) subculture 11) counterculture 12) culture war 13) real culture 14) ideal culture 15) cultural diffusion A) another term for nonmaterial culture B) a group whose values, beliefs, and related behaviors place its members in opposition to the broader culture C) a reward or expression of approval for following a norm D) the use of one's own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or societies, generally leading to a negative evaluation of their values, norms, and behaviors E) a group whose values, beliefs, and related behaviors distinguish its members from the larger culture F) the spread of cultural characteristics from one group to another G) the norms and values that people actually follow H) the values and norms that people in society officially hold and want to pass onto their children I) the classification of culture that includes art, buildings, weapons, machines, and clothing J) a clash of values between opposing groups in society that is so severe it may result in extremely high tension, violence, and social upheaval K) norms that are not strictly enforced L) a time when people are allowed to break norms without penalty M) the theory that language creates ways of thinking and perceiving N) the classification of culture that includes beliefs, ideas, values, and assumptions O) an expression of disapproval for breaking a norm
The shift from local businesses to large-scale manufacturing during the last half of the nineteenth century saw a concomitant increase in ________ in the economy
a. popular participation b. governmental activity c. party politics d. minority participation
In the country of Arcadia, people belonging to minority groups are stigmatized as inferior. They usually have physically demanding jobs and are paid extremely low wages The majority groups use this stigmatization to justify the treatment meted out to these minority groups. This scenario exemplifies the principles of the ________ theory.
a. exploitation b. normative c. scapegoating d. authoritarian personality
"(NColumns –1 ) (NRows –1 )" is the formula for the degrees of freedom for:
A) the chi-square test for goodness of fit B) the chi-square test for independence C) the within-group estimate of a two-way analysis of variance D) all of the above