The application of evolutionary notions and the concept of the survival of the fittest to society is called_______________?
A. class conflict
B. Dialectical materialism
C. Social dynamics
D. Social Darwinism
A. class conflict
B. Dialectical materialism
C. Social dynamics
D. Social Darwinism
A. Sociology should be based on speculation
B. On systematic observation and classification
C. On authority
D. None of these
A. an increase in the birth rate
B. an increase in the death rate
C. an exponential growth in population
D. a change in the ratio of births to deaths
A. play
B. maturation
C. game
D. infancy
E. preparatory
A. the state,s power can be exercised through several different administrative structures
B. the ruling elite is composed of people from various class backgrounds
C. political parties must compete for the votes of consumers in the electorate
D. there is a close alignment between class background and party preference
A. nuclear family
B. dysfunctional family
C. extended family
D. polygynous family
A. class inequalities govern gender stratification
B. women’s pay is often essential to the family’s economic position
C. women’s paid work is not as significant as that of men
D. women should be seen as being the same class as their husbands/partners