Exam 3: The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

________ include societally induced conditions that harm any segment of the population.

History shows that groups have consistently used ________ to secure rights and privileges.

The world is in the midst of a ________ revolution.

Conflict theorists believe that deviants represent society's failure to meet the needs of its individual members.

The ________ views the parts of the system as basically in harmony with each other.

The term "latent consequences" refers to the unintended consequence of a societal function. For instance, the latent consequence of the punishment of crime is the societal reaffirmation of what is to be considered moral.

Contrast how deviants are defined by order theorists and by conflict theorists.

Conflict is

From the ________, it is argued that sport reflects the interests of the powerful.

________ in power are manifested in two ways: differentials in decision making and the system of social stratification.

Illegitimate forms of protest include

Conflict theorists view society as consisting of interdependent and complementary parts that function together to meet society's needs.

The primary thrust of conflict theorists is a critical examination of society.

Identify which of the following does not contribute to the competition and dissent that are always present between groups in societies.

Currently, the racial composition in the United States is two-thirds White. In 2042, it will be 50 percent non-White.

________ was the sociologist who provided the classic discussion of the order model.

Order theorists have rejected the usefulness of value consensus as a glue that binds diverse people together.

Conflict theorists emphasize that any unity present in society results from ________ and not ________.

The myth of peaceful progress is a result of

Marx focused attention on ________ between the oppressors and the oppressed, the dominant and the dominated, the powerful and the powerless.