In what ways are Marx and Weber in agreement on the causes and nature of social inequality? In what ways do their views of stratification and class formation differ?
What will be an ideal response?
Both are conflict theorists who see powerful groups trying to maintain and extend their privilege. For Marx, the key factor is ownership of the means of production; wealth is power, and the wealthy use their economic power to dominate the government and social ideology. For Weber, power is multifaceted and also includes struggles to dominate political access and to monopolize high-status positions.
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The term "queer"______.
A. is a term used to address someone who practices a variety of nontraditional sexual behaviors B. is another term for being gay C. has no particular meaning D. is a term that is no longer used
In a(n) _____, an individual is called to account before the group, witnesses denounce the person, the offender is pronounced guilty, and the offender is then stripped of the identity of being a group member
a. example of labeling theory b. degradation ceremony c. example of differential association theory d. illegal type of self-control
According to Emile Durkheim, modern societies are held together by difference, a process he called "organic solidarity."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The notion that traditional societies are simple or primitive is an example of
A. dependency theory. B. ethnocentrism. C. cultural imperialism. D. ideological colonialism.