All of the following are criticisms of the functionalist perspective on stratification EXCEPT ______.
A. it is difficult to assess differences in the importance of occupations
B. the perspective ignores how much conflict is caused by stratification
C. stratification leads to improved efficiency and productivity
D. rewards are not always consistent with the importance of occupations
C. stratification leads to improved efficiency and productivity
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What is Demographic Transition Theory? In your answer, include a description of what happens in each stage of the theory, as well as the two criticisms discussed in your text
What will be an ideal response?
Based on Montero's five studies of Vietnamese ability to speak English once in the United States, we can conclude that ________ had a good command of it or rapidly acquired it
A) 1/5 to 1/3 B) 1/20 to 1/15 C) 1/10 to 1/7 D) 1/2 to 3/4
Some children react to alcoholic parents by trying to stay out of everyone's way. This __________ role is likely to lead to low self-esteem as this child receives little nurturing or attention during childhood
(a) mascot (b) lost child (c) scapegoat (d) hero
In the summer of 2010, a deep-water oil rig suffered a major malfunction and began to spew thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill devastated the gulf's economy, killing wildlife, covering beaches with oil and sludge, and making fishing in the waters hazardous. Investigators discovered that there was possible negligence on behalf of the oil company that owned the rig. What type of crime was this? As a sociologist, what kind of policy changes (at the micro, meso, and macro levels) would you suggest in order to prevent this crime from happening again? Which sociological theories support your suggestions?
What will be an ideal response?