Marx argued that in a capitalist society there would always be a "reserve army." By this he meant that
a. a pool of unemployed people would work for lower wages than those who already had jobs
b. capitalism creates categories of workers who can concentrate on producing surplus
c. military force would have to be used to get people to work
d. war is an inevitable feature of capitalism
A
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Humans are problem solvers. This refers to the fact that we have
a. goals. b. values. c. culture. d. ideas.
How does language influence patterns of social inequality?
A. Language has little effect on patterns of race or gender inequality. B. Language may reproduce inequalities through stereotypes and assumptions that may be built into what people say. C. Studies have consistently shown that what someone is called really doesn’t matter since identity is developed internally by the individual. D. While language affects patterns of race and gender inequality, there is no indication that it influences patterns of class inequality.
While attending a prestigious lecture at a New York City museum, Bob noisily belches several times and grossly picks his nose. He is violating
A. informal norms. B. formal norms. C. mores. D. laws.
If W. E. B. Du Bois were alive today, what could we say with certainty?
a. He would be experiencing the same kind of racism he experienced in his day. b. He would not experience any racism in the U.S. nowadays. c. He would feel that enough progress had been made for African Americans. d. He would be able to stay in the same hotels as his white counterparts.