Which of these is not a criticism of the functionalist perspective on social inequality, from a conflict perspective?
a. The belief that economic interests are the primary force shaping social organization is overly simplistic
b. It is a mistake to believe that the greatest rewards always go to the most talented.
c. Some of the most vital jobs for the survival of society are very low status and low-paid positions.
d. The system of inequality leads to underutilization of the skills of those people at the bottom.
a
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A) self-fulfilling prophecy B) strain theory C) techniques of neutralization D) symbolic interactionism
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a) using key logging monitoring programs. b) maintaining personnel security. c) installing a firewall. d) using hard-to-guess passwords.
Postmodernism emphasizes the belief that science holds the answers to all of life's important questions
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Joe lives in a ______, which is situated about 5 miles outside the city of Philadelphia.
A. suburb B. megalopolis C. metropolis D. mega region