A. nature demands the existence of social classes
B. there is a limited number of skilled talented people thus they should be rewarded
C. resources are plentiful so there is enough for all
D. people were not meant to work
Related Mcqs:
- Functionalist theorists view stratification system as_______________?
A. resulting from a need for order
B. providing a stabilizing influence on society
C. preventing conflicts among individuals
D. all of the above - The global social system differs from a societal social system in that________________?
A. nations contain a variety of ethnic and racial groups
B. no global government exists
C. nations do not have common goals
D. all of the above - Social Darwinists believed that________________?
A. resources belong to all the people
B. only the strongest persons should control the resources of a society
C. the weak shall inherit the earth
D. natural selection was a hoax - Deviance contributes to social change in that________________?
A. today’s deviant is tomorrow’s leader
B. deviant acts invariably point to outdated rules
C. deviance is a fad
D. some actions initially defined as deviant eventually become generally accepted - The modern approach to studying social classes based on several dimensions of the stratification system is the______________?
A. SES
B. BES
C. CES
D. TES - The elitist school of thought asserts that______________?
A. the elite is not always against the masses
B. the elite always works against the public interest
C. the elite displays a monolithic power structure
D. the masses should rebel against the elite - Ageism asserts that___________________?
A. wisdom accompanies advancing age
B. each stage of life has its own rewards
C. the young are superior to the old
D. life begins forty - In his book The Inevitability of Patriarchy Steven Goldberg asserts that_____________?
A. matriarchal societies have never existed
B. men perform the highest status non-maternal roles in all societies
C. men dominate male-female relationships
D. all of the above - Democratic capitalism means that________________?
A. all property belongs to the government
B. the economy is regulated through legislation and taxation
C. losers totally destroyed
D. the individual is free to do anything as long as he/she has money - Environmental depletion is the term used to mean that________________?
A. natural resources are increasing in proportion to an increased demand for them
B. natural resources are decreasing as demand for them increase
C. natural resources can be substituted with artificial ones
D. humans are capable to adapt to other resources when the old ones disappear
