According to the __________ perspective, groups in society are engaged in a continuous power struggle for control of scarce resources.
a. functionalist
b. interactionist
c. conflict
d. developmental
Question 2In the Marxian framework, the working class, or bourgeoisie, is composed of those who must sell their labor because they have no other means to earn a livelihood.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3A functionalist study has determined that __________ support was the most important factor in whether Air Force personnel experienced severe suicidal ideation.
a. tangible
b. companionship
c. esteem
d. appraisal
Question 4Sociologist Emile Durkheim observed that rapid social change and a more specialized division of labor produce strains in society. These strains lead to a breakdown in traditional organization, values, and authority and to a dramatic increase in anomie.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5A __________ of education in the United States is the perpetuation of gender, racial, and class inequalities, which contributes to a waste of potential talent and benefit for society.
a. manifest function
b. dysfunction
c. latent function
d. prerequisite function