Describe Erik Wright's modification of Marx's model of social class
What will be an ideal response
Wright concluded that not everyone could be easily placed into the worker-capitalist categories that Marx defined. Rather, some people fell into what Wright termed as contradictory class locations because they were simultaneously members of more than one class. Their resulting position could generate contradictory interests. Because of contradictory class locations, Wright modified Marx's model and identified four classes:
(1 ) capitalists, owners who employ many workers;
(2 ) petty bourgeoisie, owners of small businesses;
(3 ) managers who sell their labor but also exercise authority over others; and,
(4 ) workers who simply sell their labor to others.
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What will be an ideal response?
The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis suggests that
A. reality is the result of social inequality. B. language provides the lens through which social reality is defined. C. there is no relationship between language and culture. D. language reflects social differences and therefore material culture.
Most single-parent families are headed by:
A. a mother. B. a father. C. either a mother or a father. D. a stepparent.
Which sociological perspective would most likely study the new social roles assumed by activists within a social movement?
A. epidemiological perspective B. interactionist perspective C. conflict perspective D. functionalist perspective