Which of the following conducted observation research on two groups of high school males-the Saints and the Roughnecks-and concluded that social class played an important role in the varying fortunes of the two groups ?

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Weber defined a class situation as____________?

A. the exploitation of the working class by their capitalist employers B. a social groups consciousness of their status and life chances C. a person’s position in the capital product and labor markets based on their economic resources D. the lifestyle of a social class as defined by patterns of consumption...

Stratified sample falls under______________?

A. probability sampling design B. non-probability sampling design C. multi-stage sample design D. None of these...

According to Wright some class locations are contradictory because _______________?

A. their holders do not believe in the notion of class B. they share features of the positions above and below them C. there is disagreement about how to interpret them D. they are impossible for sociologists to measure and classify...

The class polarization that Marx predicted referred to________________?

A. the division of each social class into the more or less privileged. B. a growing gap between rich and poor resulting in class consciousness C. the growth of intermediate strata in the middle classes D. the tendency for the working class to live in very could places...

Which of the following is true regarding the functionalist and conflict theories of social stratification ?

A. Conflict theory is better at explaining inequality B. Only functionalist theory has merit when discussing social structure C. Some sociologists have tried to synthesize the conflict and functionalist perspectives to argue that stratification systems are institutions that have evolved in order to reduce conflict D. none of the above...