The functionalist perspective on stratification maintains that inequality emerges because:
a. it is a logical outcome of class conflict
b. it is necessary for the optimal operation of society
c. people are basically greedy
d. people in superior positions monopolize those positions and pass them down to their children
B
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A. has resulted in effective government action to eliminate it B. appears to have little effect on the people who view violence C. may have the effect of desensitizing us all to violence D. was a major issue debated during the 2016 presidential election
The relationship between inequality and ideas is, according to Dugger, the fact that
a. people's ideas create a system of inequality. b. ideas are used justify inequality. c. it is in the world of ideas that inequality is most prevalent. d. inequality has little or nothing to do with ideas.
Latinos have the lowest fertility rate of any U.S. racial/ethnic group
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Western nation with the highest divorce rate is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).