The functionalist perspective on social stratification holds that:
a. The whole society benefits because the system provides motivation for people to take risks or to fill difficult jobs.
b. Only the upper class benefits from the system.
c. Class and caste systems are both based on economic exploitation.
d. Affirmative action programs have no justifiable role in a democratic society.
e. Class conflict is the major way in which a society changes.
A
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Each ciudadela at Chan Chan contained a:
A. raised field. B. llama burial. C. carved stone. D. burial platform.
If people in a society believe they must be careful in disposing of their own hair and nail clippings, body excrement, and the like, what is it that they likely fear?
a. A sorcerer using contagious magic b. A sorcerer using imitative magic c. Night witches d. Punishment from spirits for breaking taboos concerning bodily functions
Individuals enter the age-set system at the highest rank and are then initiated
a. True b. False
An example of work that fits into the category of the informal sector is __________
A) sales clerk in a department store B) professional basketball player C) sex worker D) college professor