Ivan is a conflict theorist. The government in his country has decided to increase the tax on luxury goods so that the additional revenue generated can be used to improve the living conditions of the poor. Though this decision is encouraged by most people
it is also opposed by some. According to Ivan, this change in the tax policy will become a social problem if ________.
a. it leads to an increase in social disruption or social disorganization
b. a group of people do not believe that its interests are being met
c. the conflict between the underprivileged and elite people for resources increases after this change
d. people do not see a long-term benefit from this change
Answer: b
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a. There has been a steady decrease in educational requirements for employment over the last century. b. Employers have come to view college graduates as book smart but not practical. c. Most employers do not even use the high school diploma to screen applicants. d. Employers often require a college degree for promotion and advancement.
The Coleman report and other studies have found that is the most powerful factor in determining students' level of school achievement
a. race b. social class c. neighborhood and peer environment d. gender
Which of the following is true regarding race?
a. Although race is meaningless as anything other than a social construct, it is real in its consequences for people’s life chances. b. Although race is a social construct is has very little impact on the real life chance so individual people or groups. c. Race is based upon a set of shared biological features that members of a certain race hold in common and which shape physical attributes as well as characteristics and abilities. d. Race is rarely uses as a means of socially organizing individuals into categories of us and them.
A process in which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed,and destroyed is referred to as
A. racial profiling. B. racial formation. C. racial bias. D. racial selection.