An employee at a welfare office is so concerned with paperwork that he doesn't have time to administer to the needs of the poor, hungry, and homeless individuals who seek assistance. According to Merton's theory, this welfare worker would be a(n)
A. ritualist.
B. rebel.
C. innovator.
D. retreatist.
A. ritualist.
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Weber posited that an understanding of society requires a "subjective" understanding of behavior. Such understanding is known as _____.
A. entwicklung B. gemeinschaft C. gesellschaft D. kapitalismus E. verstehen
Members of a social class usually have roughly similar lifestyles
a. true b. false
Some conflict/critical theorists argue that the rise of mass production, and production culture itself, helps to reinforce existing inequalities.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following refers to the people and institutions that have a stake in an increase in the value of urban land and constitute a power elite in most cities?
A. the glitterati B. the bourgeoisie C. the upper echelon D. the urban growth machine