Author Question: A basic similarity between the surplus and scarcity theories is a. their emphasis on the ... (Read 49 times)

mrsjacobs44 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

A basic similarity between the surplus and scarcity theories is

a. their emphasis on the functional benefits of stratification
b. their materialistic foundations
c. their emphasis on the role of the superstructure
d. none of these

Question 2

Sanderson and Alderson believe that a major difficulty with Lenski's surplus theory is his

a. underemphasis of the role of technology
b. underemphasis of the role of social conflict
c. excessive Marxian leanings
d. view that people will automatically produce an economic surplus when they are technologically capable of doing so