Oliver Cox, applying a class perspective on racial inequality, has suggested that African Americans were enslaved because __________.
a. of prejudice toward black-skinned people
b. they were the cheapest and best workers the owners could find for heavy labor in the mines and on plantations
c. they were from less advanced societies and allowed themselves to be dominated
d. they were unable to pay debts they had incurred
Question 2__________ theorists assert that in attempting to provide meaning and purpose in life while at the same time promoting the status quo, religion is used by the dominant classes to impose their own control over society and its resources.
a. Symbolic interactionist b. Functionalist
c. Conflict d. Postmodernist
Question 3In relation to group conformity, summarize Solomon Asch's research.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 4An important contribution of the caste perspective is_________________________.
a. the role of social interaction in sustaining racial and ethnic inequality
b. recognition of the function of assimilation in bringing order and stability to society
c. acknowledging the seemingly permanent nature of racism due to structural elements in society
d. the recognition that race and class discrimination are strongly correlated
Question 5According to sociologist Karl Marx, religion unites the masses under a _____ so that they share common interests with members of the dominant class.
a. comforting umbrella b. false consciousness
c. silver lining d. fool's gold ring
Question 6Regarding group characteristics and dynamics, discuss sociologist Georg Simmel's theory on group size.
What will be an ideal response?
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