________ felt that religion often drugged the masses into submission by offering a consolation for their harsh lives on earth: the hope of salvation in an ideal afterlife.
A. Karl Marx
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Max Weber
D. Émile Durkheim
Answer: A
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a. Bourgeoisie b. Dramaturgy c. Contagion d. Proletariat
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Conflict and functionalist theories of deviance share
A. an emphasis on individual motivation. B. a focus on how a shared definition of a situation affects deviance. C. an emphasis on the social structure in creating deviance. D. a common understanding of the role of crime and the legal system in defining deviance.
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A. demographic transition theory B. neoliberalism C. Malthusian theory D. demographic divide theory