Question

According to Davis and Moore, inequality promotes productivity (select all that apply)

a. by encouraging people to want more important jobs

b. by motivating people to work longer, harder, or better at their jobs

c. by claiming that meritocracy is less productive

d. by encouraging to get the schooling and skills needed to perform more important jobs

Answer 1

Davis and Moore did a thesis on social stratification. They believed that not every individual is capable of taking up the most difficult jobs in the world. However, the one's do, they need to be rewarded and compensated more than the others so that they continue to be motivated and keep performing better. According to Davis and Moore, inequality promotes productivity, by encouraging people to want more important jobs, by motivating people to work longer, harder, or better at their jobs, by encouraging to get the schooling and skills needed to perform more important jobs.

Thus, the correct multiple answers are A, B and D.