Author Question: The view that language is a source of power and social control and that it perpetuates inequalities ... (Read 84 times)

s.tung · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

The view that language is a source of power and social control and that it perpetuates inequalities between people and between groups because words are used to keep people in their place is representative of what theoretical perspective?

a. Symbolic interactionist b. Functionalist
c. Postmodern d. Conflict

Question 2

Members of a country club, sorority or fraternity, or even a group of friends share values and beliefs and are aware of those whom they believe are like them. Sociologists term this awareness __________.

a. consciousness of kind
b. outgroup construction
c. cultural relativism
d. homogeneity