In America and other industrialized nations there are always some people who are rich and some people who are poor. Which sociological theorist best helps explain why this system of inequality exists?

a. Max Weber
b. Herbert Blumer
c. Karl Marx
d. C. Wright Mills


Answer: c. Karl Marx

Sociology

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a. projection b. rationalization c. escapism d. displacement

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Because children are biologically human, they have the instincts and innate drives that will make them human

a. true b. false

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Patricia Voydanoff (cited by Aulette) asserts that there are several mediating factors in responding to a layoff that can make the difference in a family's ability to cope

All of the following are components of family definition of the event EXCEPT: a. The suddenness or anticipation of the layoff. b. Assessment of responsibility. c. Sense of failure. d. Comparison with friends.

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For a positive linear correlation that is not perfect, the average of the cross-products of Z scores is between:

A) ?1 and 0
B) 0 and .5
C) ?.5 and .5
D) 0 and 1

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