Understanding Social Desirables
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What is the basis of social status and rank in human society?

  • Power
  • Influence on others
  • Wealth
  • Occupational prestige (correct)

    • According to sociologists, what does prestige depend on?

  • Desirability
  • Social standing
  • Job income
  • Occupation professionalism (correct)

    • What is the result of wealth combined with power?

  • Occupational rank
  • Prestige (correct)
  • Influence on others
  • Social status

    • What provides an individual with a distinct advantage in determining policies and economy?

    <p>Influence on others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are social desirables in a society?

    <p>Factors that are somewhat accepted or desired in a certain society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Marxist perspective, how does wealth differentiation impact society?

    <p>Creates social, economic, and political inequality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Dahl define power?

    <p>The capacity of an individual to influence others to perform an act they wouldn't otherwise do</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between power and economic capital?

    <p>Power is associated with economic capital as it permits selected members of society to determine norms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three most desired qualities in every society?

    <p>Wealth, power, and prestige</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does social suffering among the disadvantaged result from, according to the text?

    <p>Inequality created by differentiation in wealth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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