A central tenet of Karl Marx's view was his __________.
a. belief that society must be changed
b. idea that sociology must be value free
c. emphasis on race and gender
d. strong advocacy of stability and order
Question 2Marx argued that when workers are paid less than the value of their labor, this exploitation results in __________, a feeling of powerlessness and estrangement from other people and from oneself.
a. class conflict
b. alienation
c. anomie
d. bourgeoisie
Question 3Tom works on the assembly line at the local Ford automobile factory. According to Marx, Tom would be considered a member of the __________ because he does not own the means of production.
a. bourgeoisie
b. petite bourgeoisie
c. proletariat class
d. laissez-faire class
Question 4Marx termed the tools, land, factories, and money for investment that form the economic basis of a society the __________.
a. means of production
b. instruments of capitalism
c. trappings of the bourgeoisie
d. factory system
Question 5In the Marxian framework, the __________ consist of those who sell their labor because they have no other way to earn a living.
a. bourgeoisie
b. capitalist class
c. proletariat class
d. laissez-faire class
Question 6The basis for Marx's theory of society is the belief that _______________.
a. people are the products of their social environments
b. the evolution of society is based on the concept of survival of the fittest
c. society is comprised of the dual processes of social statics and social dynamics
d. conflict between different economic classes is necessary to produce social change
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