The functionalist perspective on stratification maintains that inequality emerges because:
a. it is a logical outcome of class conflict
b. it is necessary for the optimal operation of society
c. people are basically greedy
d. people in superior positions monopolize those positions and pass them down to their children
Question 2
Post modernist critics believe that the major institutions of modern societies:
a. add an element of spirituality and diversity to human life
b. have become instruments of social control by powerful elites
c. have little or no influence on the nature of human social life
d. represent a long sought ideal of human social development
Global Stratification: Income of the World's Nations
Global Stratification: Income of the World's Nations
Income Inequality in the United States: 1947–2009
World Inequality and Its Components, 1820–1992
Social Problems: A Critical Power-Conflict Perspective
Write an essay in the perspective of a parent