A. means by which to present the self
B. political tool
C. defense mechanism
D. means by which to bind culture
E. source of negativity towards women
Related Mcqs:
- Which type of theorists would argue that relentless class conflict between capitalists and workers boom and bust economic cycles and intercorporate conflict place limits on the ability of the capitalist class to manipulate political institutions at will?
A. instrumental conflict theorists
B. reactionary conflict theorists
C. structural conflict theorists
D. dysfunctional conflict theorists - Which sociological theory emphasizes the role of language and literacy in fighting against cultural subordination ?
A. Functionalism
B. Conflict
C. Feminism
D. Radical
E. Symbolic Interactionism - Which sociological theory emphasizes the meanings that people attach to various aspects of reality ?
A. Symbolic Interactionism
B. Feminism
C. Conflict
D. Radical
E. Structural Functionalism - Sutherland’s Differential Association theory emphasizes that crime and deviance are basically______________?
A. due to poor parenting
B. learned
C. psychotic
D. biological
E. the result of being labelled - What sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime ?
A. Social Control theory
B. Anomie theory
C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
D. Social Process theory
E. Strain theory - According to Conflict theory, culture is maintained through the_________ of society?
A. Proletariat
B. cultural universals
C. language
D. dominant ideology
E. popular culture - An overall scheme of scientific activities which scientists engage in order to produce knowledge is a________________?
A. Research process
B. Research model
C. Research methodology
D. Research design - Conflict theory explains________________?
A. Harmony among classes
B. Dependence-among classes
C. Struggle to dominate
D. None of these - Conflict theory is heavily indebted to the work of_____________?
A. Abell
B. Mead
C. Marx
D. Pareto
E. Parsons - Conflict theory’s primary suggestion for reducing crime and deviance involves the_____________?
A. Substantial reduction of economic inequality
B. Subordination of the agents of social control
C. redefinition of acts that are currently defined as criminal
D. amelioration of social welfare activities
E. repression of lower-class gang activities
