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Question 6

Who are the bourgeoisie?

Select one:

a. those who own and control the means of production

b. those who sell their labour in order to earn a livelihood

c. those who are unemployed

d. those who are opposed to the capitalist

Question 7

What perspective would argue that groups in society are engaged in a continuous power struggle for control of scarce resources?

Select one:

a. interactionist

b. functionalist

c. postmodernist

d. conflict

Question 8

The belief that those species of animals best adapted to their environment survive and prosper is also called what?

Select one:

a. social Darwinism

b. social rationalization

c. relative selection

d. survival instinct

Question 9

What sociological concept defines the totality of our beliefs and feelings about ourselves?

Select one:

a. psychological self

b. self identity

c. self esteem

d. self concept

Question 10

Three sociologists are discussing the relationship between society and culture. What are they likely to conclude about this relationship?

Select one:

a. Culture, unlike society, seldom generates discord, conflict, or violence.

b. Culture can exist without society.

c. Culture and society are both composed of people.

d. Culture and society are interdependent.

Answer 1

Bourgeoisie are those who a). Own and control the means of production

Groups in the society are engaged in a continuous power struggle for control if scarce resources is stated be the d). Conflict perspective (Which interprets society as a struggle for power between groups engaging in conflict for limited resources).

Social Darwinism is the theory suggesting that human groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection as Charles Darwin had perceived in plants and animals in nature. Hence, The belief that those species of animals best adapted to their environment survive and prosper is also called a). Social Darwinism

d). Self Concept defines the totality of our beliefs and feelings about ourselves.

(Self esteem-- an individual's sense of his or her value or worth, or the extent to which a person values, approves of, appreciates, prizes, or likes him or herself (Blascovich & Tomaka, 1991) ; Self identity-- global understanding a person has of tthemselves, it is composed of relatively permanent self-assessments such as personality attributes, knowledge of one's skills and abilities, one's occupation and hobbies, and awareness of one's physical attributes. It is a broader concept than psychological beliefs)

Culture consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society. Sociologists define as the people who interact in such a way as to share a common culture.Culture and society are interdependent and inter- related. A culture consists of the “objects” of a society, whereas a society consists of the people who share a common culture. Therefore, the relationship between society and culture : d). Society and culture are interdependent.