Functionalists argue that social stratification is a tool for attracting the best qualified to the most important positions
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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What is a sample?
a. Any subset of people of a population being studied b. Another term for the population under study c. The set of data that comes in response to a survey d. A portion of data taken from another study to the one being done
According to the sanctity-of-life philosophy, those favoring a quality-of-life philosophy tend to have a built-in bias against the disabled and mentally impaired
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Marx used the term "proletariat" to describe a shared awareness of poor status in relation to the means of production.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A person employing her or his sociological imagination would probably say that social movements ______.
A. are the result of external, uncontrollable forces B. both influence society and are influenced by society C. are influential but secondary to our individual natures D. result exclusively from ecological pressures