Sociology Global Inequality

Conflict theory:

• began with Durkheim when conducting fieldwork

• sees society as system of highly interrelated parts that work together harmoniously

• focuses heavily on inequality

• focuses on the interaction among people

Who said there would be a revolution by the people that would lead to a classless society?

• Herbert Spencer

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

Ranking countries into first, second, and third world categories is an example of

• Global Stratification

• Global imperialism

• Global colonialism

• Global relativism

According to him, a person's status or position within a stratified social system is determined by their relative power, prestige, and wealth

• Armstrong

• Max Weber

• Aristotle

• Galileo

Functionalists believe that inequality exists because

• Some people have higher self-esteem than others

• Successful people have put in the time and hard work to become that way

• Some people will always try to oppress others

• It's fate or destiny

German sociologist Max Weber believed that upper-class status could be achieved by having power, by accumulating wealth, or through ________, which is the social honor granted to people because of their membership in certain groups.

Social inequality is defined as...

• one person has more friends than another

• an unequal distribution of resources in society

• having a 12-car garage but only six cars

• the organization of social classes

Which theorist argued that social stratification motivates people to fill necessary roles in society?

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore

• Max Weber

Theory in which inequality exists because some people are willing to exploit others

• functionalist

• conflict

• symbolic interactionism

• stratification

Conflict theorists believe that inequality exists because

• Successful people have put in the time and hard work to become that way

• It's fate or destiny

• Some people will always try to oppress others

• Some people have higher self-esteem than others