According to the social class model developed by Gilbert and Kahl, and based on the theory of Weber, the upper (capitalist) class of the United States includes about __________ of the population.
a. 1 percent
b. 3 percent
c. 8 percent
d. 12 percent
Question 2Describe the concept of remarriage and define a blended family.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3_____ theorists maintain that in capitalistic societies, where a few people control the labor of many, the social structure reflects a system of relationships of domination among categories of people (for example, owner-worker and employer-employee).
a. Premodernb. Symbolic interactionist
c. Functionalist d. Conflict
Question 4The model of the American class system based on the work of __________ is based on three elements: education, occupation of family head, and family income.
a. C. Wright Mills
b. Karl Marx
c. Max Weber
d. Georg Simmel
Question 5Define divorce and explain the major causes of divorce in the United States.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 6Social structure provides us with the ability to develop a self-concept as we learn attitudes, values, and behaviors of the people around us. When these attitudes and values are part of a predictable structure, it is easier to develop that self-concept. Which of the following theoretical perspectives is exemplified by this?
a. Functionalist b. Conflict
c. Symbolic interactionist d. Postmodern