A. are not equally pleasant
B. are equally important
C. offer individuals varying degrees of personal growth
D. are usually not defined
Related Mcqs:
- The societies which strictly follow caste systems the people mostly adopt the occupations of their ancestors and live on the same statuses such society is_____________?
A. Open society
B. Caste society
C. Closed society
D. None of these - According to the functionalist perspective what are the four functions served by the state ?
A. enforcement of norms planning and direction arbitration of conflicting interests and protection against other societies
B. oppression of minorities enforcement of norms planning and direction protection against enemies within society
C. enforcement of norms planning and direction protection against other societies protection against enemies within society
D. arbitration of conflicting interests maintaining social contracts distributing goods and services protection against internal threats - Which of the following is true regarding the functionalist and conflict theories of social stratification ?
A. Conflict theory is better at explaining inequality
B. Only functionalist theory has merit when discussing social structure
C. Some sociologists have tried to synthesize the conflict and functionalist perspectives to argue that stratification systems are institutions that have evolved in order to reduce conflict
D. none of the above - Role ascription by merit has also restricted the social statuses to those who has______________?
A. Mental and physical proficiency
B. inherited and good early environment
C. (a)mainly depending on (b)
D. None of these - ideological notions of equality of opportunity are irrelevant in deciding the positions of individuals to different statuses in a __________________ system of mobility?
A. Open
B. Broad
C. closed
D. None of these - The most common master statuses are based on what ?
A. gender and race
B. class and income
C. education and occupation
D. family and peer groups - The functionalist theory of inequality suggests that_____________?
A. high rewards and incentives ensure that the most skilled individuals will take the most important social positions
B. inequality is inevitable, and we are born into poverty or wealth
C. there are no social functions of inequality, so it should be eradicated
D. the idea of a meritocracy is a dangerous ideology - The Functionalist view on social change sees development and modernization both________________?
A. necessary and functional
B. slow and adaptive
C. responsive but counterproductive
D. humanistic and rational
E. abnormal and troublesome - The Functionalist Perspective says that_______________?
A. A society is an organized network
B. All groups operate in a fairly orderly manner
C. There are set of rules and values shared by all
D. All of above - What does the functionalist perspective see as crucial for the maintenance of social order ?
A. strong class-based identities
B. multiculturalism
C. moral consensus
D. a strong state
