According to the functionalist perspective, the unequal distribution of rewards is necessary in order to
a. ensure that the most functionally important occupations are filled by the best-qualified people.
b. make the least functionally important occupations attractive to the masses.
c. justify denying some people the opportunity to achieve functionally important occupations.
d. make the system as democratic as possible.
a
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Which of the following is true of the poverty threshold?
A) It refers to the minimum income level that the government considers necessary for basic subsistence. B) It remains constant and does not change over time. C) It indicates that anyone whose income is above the threshold is eligible for government assistance. D)It refers to anyone who has the basic necessities of life but cannot maintain an average standard of living.
Jane Addams was the only practicing sociologist to have won a _____
a. Pulitzer Prize b. Preston Award c. Nobel Peace Prize d. Fulbright Fellowship
Stacking is the practice of
a. giving high status players the most dangerous positions. b. failing to recruit female athletes. c. ensuring that women's teams have the same access to resources that men's do. d. using bribes as incentives to attract particularly desirable players. e. assigning the less central positions on the basis of race or ethnicity.
The scenes captured by the nineteenth-century impressionists were indicative of:
a. social change. b. social statics. c. free love. d. tragedy.