Introduction to Sociology

Question 7 Answer: secured workers’ rights
Trade unions secured workers’ rights in several facets of the job market, making them need to fully socialize government unnecessary in the United States.


Question 8 Answer: Karl Marx
Marxist theory, or conflict theory, was proposed as a solution to the unequal distribution of wealth and power between the elite and the working classes.


Question 9 Answer: Singapore
Singapore is an ex example of convergence, as its society modernized quickly along with its growing economy.


Question 10 Answer: conflict theory
Conflict theorists believe that a capitalist marketplace is a venue to perpetuate inequality between the ruling class and the lower class.
Question 11 Answer: A healthy economy is vital for controlling the means by which goods and services are distributed in a prosperous economy.
This statement reflects the functionalist perspective that the economy is the means by which goods and services are distributed in society.


Question 12 Answer: career inheritance
Children are raised with the norms and conventions of their parents’ lines of work, so it is common for them to go into the same occupational fields.


Question 13 Answer: integrating child care through international trade
Child care requires direct supervision and presence, and is not an element of globalization. Child care remains local to the children’s location.


Question 14 Answer: xenophobia
Xenophobia is an irrational, intense fear of the foreign.


Question 15 Answer: has negative impacts on the environment
Globalization can negatively impact the environment by outsourcing labor to nations with less restrictive environmental protection laws and through resource exploitation.


Question 16 Answer: They are headquartered primarily in the United States.
A multinational corporation can be headquartered anywhere in the world


Question 17 Answer: highly skilled jobs pay better than low-skill jobs
The notion that a job which requires more skill is compensated more than a job which requires less skill is the core idea behind a meritocracy.


Question 18 Answer: polarization
The polarization effect is real for all workers in the United States in the current economic climate.


Question 19 Answer: relative
Relative poverty is the state of not being able to afford the standard of living common in one’s society, as opposed to absolute poverty, where basic necessities for survival are lacking.