Exam 4: Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

Which of the following is an assumption of the conflict perspective?

Guest-workers in Germany,such as people from Turkey,became the target of ethnic conflict when the German economy worsened.

The Moynihan Report concluded that:

According to Marx what one has to own or control to produce things of economic value is called:

Davis and Moore presented a theory of stratification in 1945,arguing that its existence is necessary to create incentives for people to work hard.Some jobs are more critical to the functioning of society and require more and longer training than others so it makes sense they get paid more.This represents which kind of theory?

Which theory looks at three classes: those who own the means of production,higher-paid laborers,and lower-paid laborers?

Conflict theorists argue that economic stratification cannot act as an incentive to get people to work hard and acquire more training or skills because:

Which theory sees social inequality as being largely racial and ethnic,resulting from a dominant racial group establishing a system of racial inequality for its own benefit?

Marx and his followers,see a subordinate group's acceptance of an ideology that goes against its own self-interest as false consciousness.

A sociologist argues that the only thing that will work to effectively combat racism is to make fundamental changes in the institutions that are the source of racism.The sociologist is working from the:

One of the best illustrations of the function of ethnocentrism is:

Approaches to social problems that are sociological focus on:

A sociologist states that a group is disadvantaged because its members lack the necessary skills to perform jobs,which are rewarded by society.The sociologist is operating from the:

A central assumption of Marxist theory is that the distribution of wealth by and large determines other aspects of society,such as the political system and the culture,including social norms,values,and beliefs,which Marx called:

How do both conflict theory and order theory view the causes of teen pregnancy?

Conflict theory sees society as tending toward equilibrium and stability.

Briefly describe the culture of poverty theory.What are some of the criticisms of this theory?

The order (functionalist)perspective developed largely from the theories of:

In the sociological view,individual attitudes are relatively unimportant in shaping patterns of intergroup relations.

According to conflict theorists stratification exists because: