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Social Stratification

Positivism is most accurately described as the belief that__________________?

Positivism is most accurately described as the belief that__________________?

A. social research should highlight the positive aspects of social life
B. knowledge should be produced based on evidence from observations
C. sociologists should make more use of official statistics
D. none of the above

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The embourgeoisement thesis suggests that_____________?

The embourgeoisement thesis suggests that_____________?

A. capitalists are being replaced by salaried managers with bureaucratic authority
B. the affluent working class is adopting middle class values and ways of life
C. white collar occupations are being deskilled by the introduction of new technologies into the workplace
D. the class structure has fragmented and there are no longer any distinct social classes

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The class polarization that Marx predicted referred to________________?

The class polarization that Marx predicted referred to________________?

A. the division of each social class into the more or less privileged.
B. a growing gap between rich and poor resulting in class consciousness
C. the growth of intermediate strata in the middle classes
D. the tendency for the working class to live in very could places

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The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to____________?

The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to____________?

A. the globalization of culture through new technologies
B. they way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit
C. the development of subcultures and counter-cultures in society
D. they way in which industrialization had created new means of communication

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Bernstein thought that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because____________?

Bernstein thought that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because____________?

A. this pattern of speech made them the target of bullying
B. they referred to explicit context independent meanings
C. they prevented children from communicating outside of their peer groups
D. they involved short simple sentences with a small vocabulary

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