Dr. Smith is an open-heart surgeon who was trained at a top-tier medical school. Which of the following theorists would be most likely to argue that Dr. Smith's high pay reflects the needs of society for surgeons and that surgeons are less replaceable than many other lower-paying occupations?
a. Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore
b. Karl Marx
c. Max Weber
d. Charles Murray
Answer: a. Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore
You might also like to view...
Corr (2013) identified four dimensions of the issues or tasks that a dying person faces from their perspective: bodily needs, psychological security, interpersonal attachments, and
a. intrapersonal understanding. b. spiritual energy. c. closure with family members. d. dispersement of financial assets.
Deindividuation refers to a. the inability of a person to think for themselves
b. the willingness of a person to take the blame for the entire group. c. the sense of merging with the group so that blame will be shared, not directed toward any individual. d. a sense of normlessness.
Countries with ________, such as Canada, were able to weather the financial storm of 2008 almost unaffected.
A. more capital reserves B. strong banking regulation C. marginal economic systems D. more stable governments
Which one of the following concepts is associated with symbolic interaction?
a. negotiated order b. function c. means of production d. essentialism