Question 61 Social Stratification

Which statement about functionalist and conflict theories of stratification is true?

Correct answer C. Some sociologists have tried to synthesise the conflict and functionalist perspectives to argue that stratification systems are institutions that have evolved in order to reduce conflict

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Question 65 Social Stratification

Which statement does NOT reflect the conventional position in class analysis?

Correct answer B. Women's pay is often essential to the family's economic position

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Question 68 Social Stratification

According to the Kuznets hypothesis, what happens to inequality as economic development proceeds?

Correct answer B. First increases, then decreases before remaining low

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Question 69 Social Stratification

What was traditional working-class identity built around?

Correct answer C. Local communities, extended kinship networks and shared leisure pursuits

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Question 74 Social Stratification

What do sociological studies of colonialism suggest?

Correct answer D. Colonialism is perpetuated to this day by practices known as neo-colonialism

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