Introduction to Sociology



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  1. The capitalist marketplace, a center for accumulating wealth and power, is the source of class division and oppression, according to what theoretical perspective?

    1. Structuralism

    2. Symbolic interactionism

    3. Conflict theory

    4. Functionalism




  1. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects how a functionalist views the role of the economy?

    1. Many people end up in the same or similar professions, with similar levels of occupational prestige as their parents.

    2. A healthy economy is vital for controlling the means by which goods and services are distributed in a prosperous economy.

    3. The economy is a means by which the ruling class controls the lower class, controlling the distribution of wealth.

    4. It is necessary to control against the cyclical nature of the economic cycle and ensure recessions do not last too long.




  1. The concept that children tend to enter the same or similar fields of work as their parents is called ____.

    1. Career inheritance

    2. Structural mobility

    3. Nepotism

    4. Norm inheritance



Check your answers at the end of this document


SHORT ANSWER


  • Describe the impact a rapidly growing economy can have on families.

  • How do you think the United States economy will change as we move closer to a technology-driven service economy?

GLOSSARY



career inheritance:
a practice where children tend to enter the same or similar occupation as their parents
depression: a sustained recession across several economic sectors
recession: two or more consecutive quarters of economic decline




  1. Sahidi, Jeanne (2016). The Richest 10% Hold 76% of the Wealth. Retrieved from: https://money.cnn.com/2016/08/18/pf/wealth-inequality/index.html 


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