Compare and contrast the conflict and functionalist perspectives' respective explanations for the existence of stratification.

What will be an ideal response?


Structural-functionalists argue that stratification serves the needs of society, while conflict theorists argue that stratification is not socially necessary.

Sociology

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The process of White flight continues to increase class and race __________

Fill in the blank with correct word

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The first state to permit physician-assisted suicide, according to the text, is:

a. Texas b. Oregon c. California d. Vermont

Sociology

Environmental classism refers to the fact that the poor are more likely to __________

A) be subject to polluted environments where they live
B) receive increased wages for their work
C) live in cleaner neighborhoods with less pollution
D) have access to jobs with low hazards

Sociology

How would world systems analysis classify a nation that had middle incomes and a basic domestic industrial base but lacked major global economic power?

A. semi-core B. periphery C. core D. semi-periphery

Sociology