Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Karl Marx saw the factory as the center of conflict between society's exploiters and its exploited masses.
2. Harriet Martineau and Ida B. Wells prevented the implementation of a racial segregation policy in the Chicago public school system in the early 1900s and helped to establish settlement houses in that city.
3. The conflict perspective emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.
4. In the middle of the twentieth century, the focus of sociology shifted from theorizing and information gathering to a more active interest in transforming society.
5. Having a grandmother who sits on the board of trustees for your college and helps you gain entrance is an example of social capital.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

Sociology

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