The intellectual tradition at the heart of conflict theory begins principally with the work of:
Max Weber
Erving Goffman
Karl Marx
In Karl Marx's view, the destruction of the capitalist system will occur only if the working class first develops:
bourgeois consciousness
false consciousness
class consciousness
caste consciousness
A film star whose parents were both factory workers illustrates:
upward intergenerational mobility
upward intragenerational mobility
downward intergenerational mobility
downward intragenerational mobility
The most crucial agent of socialization in teaching gender roles in the United States is:
peers
teachers
media personalities
parents
In sociologist Daniel Rossides's model of the class system of the United States, the class with the smallest proportion of the population is the:
upper class
upper middle class
lower middle class
lower class
The sinking of the SS Titanic is an example of how social class can affect life chances because:
only 705 poor passengers survived
poor passengers were slow to respond to emergency sirens
emergency procedures favored first and second-class passengers
all of the above
In 1995, 45 percent of poor people in the United States were living in:
central cities
the suburbs
rural areas
Appalachia
In 1997, about what percentage of the wealth of the United States was held by the richest fifth (or 20 percent) of the population?
23 percent
38 percent
85 percent
75 percent
A plumber whose father was a physician is an example of:
Which of the following is not a component of the male gender role as outlined by Robert Brannon and James Doyle?
success element-prove one's masculinity at work and sports
aggressive element-use force in dealing with others
subordination element-place one's needs after those of spouse and children
self-reliant element-keep cool and unflappable
