All of the following are elements of Marx's portrait of modern society EXCEPT:
a. class conflict
b. equilibrium
c. exploitation
d. domination
Question 2If a requirement that members of the police department have a B.A. degree results in excluding blacks and other minorities because only one-third of them graduate from high school, it can be concluded that the community practices:
a. affirmative action
b. cautious bigotry
c. institutional discrimination
d. internal colonialism
Question 3According to Karl Marx, the cause of conflict in modern times could be directly attributed to:
a. food shortages
b. the dramatic growth in population
c. the division of people into different classes
d. unrestricted immigration
Question 4Discrimination that occurs not because people are prejudiced but merely because they are conforming to the norms of a particular culture is termed:
a. cultural relativism
b. institutional discrimination
c. internal colonialism
d. structural bigotry
Question 5The sociological perspective that emphasizes the role of differences among people in different economic classes is:
a. conflict theory
b. ethnomethodology
c. functionalism
d. symbolic interactionism
Question 6In Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, someone who is not prejudiced and does not engage in discriminatory behavior would be classified as a:
a. cautious bigot
b. strong liberal
c. true bigot
d. weak liberal
Question 7According to Marxian theory, the cause of societal conflict in modern times can be found in:
a. human immorality
b. inadequate theories of human nature
c. the rise of capitalism
d. the rise of Islam
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