_____ theorists look to the class division of labor as the source of unequal rewards that workers receive for their work.
a. Symbolic interaction
b. Conflict
c. Functionalist
d. Feminist
Question 2A person reads in the paper that a Black youth has been shot by a White police officer. If no other information is available, attribution theory suggests that
a. a White person will view the shooting as an unnecessary act of violence.
b. both Black and White people will assume that youth gang activity was a problem.
c. a Black person will likely believe the shooting was unnecessary, while a White person will assume the officer acted appropriately.
d. neither a Black nor a White person will make any assumptions about the situation until they have learned more information.
Question 3What is the sociological term for information that is circulated in order to justify the power of the state?
a. Media
b. State literature
c. Propaganda
d. Sovereignty
Question 4Which of the following does not illustrate a common type of attribution error?
a. A girl who does well in science is perceived as being unusually smart
b. A white person observes a white student taking a wallet out of someone's purse and assumes the student was asked to do so by the owner
c. A Hispanic student is carrying a baseball bat and it is assumed he intends to vandalize something
d. All of the above are illustrations of attribution error
Question 5_____ theorists see economic restructuring as the result of tensions and power differences between groups vying for social and economic resources.
a. Functionalist
b. Conflict
c. Symbolic interaction
d. Social exchange