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Was Karl Marx the chief theorist of modern capitalism and socialism? Yes No |
No, Socialism and communism
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Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto True False |
True
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Marx founded the Communist League True False |
True
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Marx was a conflict theorist True False |
True
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Did Karl Marx commonly refer to himself as a sociologist? Yes False |
No, Karl Marx never called himself a sociologist,but he had immense influence on sociology and the other social sciences
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Is the following definition for conflict theory correct? A theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of groups that are competing for scarce resources. Yes No |
Yes
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Marx was a 19th century philosopher True False |
True
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Marx, along with Emile Durkheim and Max Weber, were considered the principle architects of modern sociology True False |
True
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Marx was influenced by the French revolution True False |
True
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Marx once said " The production of too many things results in too many useless people." True False |
True
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Which of the following is a key question asked by Marxists? A) how does the capital control the workers? B) how does the mode of production influence the social class? C) what is the relation between workers, capital, the state, and our culture? D) how do economic factors influence inequalities? E) all of the above |
E) all of the above
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Marxist sociology is considered to be a subset of economic sociology True False |
True
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The Russian revolution is thought to have been inspired by Marxism ideology True False |
True
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Karl Marx believed that the key to human history was: a. capitalism b. class conflict c. functionalism |
a. Karl Marx concluded that the key to human history is class conflict. In each society, some small groups control the means of production and exploit those who are not in control
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Karl Marx believed that, in industrialized societies, struggles existed between: a. functionalists and Marxists b. bourgeoisie and proletariat c. capitalists and Marxists |
b. Marx believed that the struggle is between the bourgeoisie, the small group of capitalists who own the means to produce wealth, and the proletariat, the mass of workers who are exploited by the bourgeoisie.
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Key terms involved with the conflict theory perspective are: a. symbols, interaction, meanings b. structure, dysfunctions, equilibrium c. inequality, power, exploitation |
c. Conflict theory deals with issues involving
inequality, power, conflict, competition, and exploitation |
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Karl Marx concluded that social class depends on what factor? a. one's relationships with one another b. one's relationships with one's environment c. one's relationship to the means of production |
c. Social class depends on one factor: people's relationship to the means of production--the tools, factories, land, and investment capital used to produce wealth
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