Critics of the functionalist view suggest that stratification is immoral because it creates extremes of wealth and poverty and denigrates the people at the bottom
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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The global region in which the greatest reduction in poverty has taken place is
a. Asia. b. Africa. c. Latin America. d. Antarctica
Herbert Marcuse challenged Max Weber by claiming that modern societies ________
a. are much too rational. b. are irrational because they fail to meet most people's needs. c. have made great strides in reducing inequality. d. have little effect on the individual.
Which of these is not a criticism of world systems theory?
A. Countries (like England) that were once the most powerful are no longer at the center of the world system. B. Core nations may be hurt by the world system through the loss of jobs. C. The world is no longer a set of economic interconnections between nations. D. The increasing interconnectedness of economies has all but eliminated peripheral countries.
Every known society makes __________ a major category for organizing social life.
A. sex B. size C. gender D. personality