Conflict Theory

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1.

Individuals who are powerful receive less benefit from conflict
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
2.

The weak decides who benefits from conflict
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
3.

Conflict causes individuals to compete for resources
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
4.

Karl Marx said there are 2 major social groups in society.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
5.

The 21st amendment gave women the right to vote
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
6.

Karl Marx believed conflict was a necessary part of society.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
7.

C. Wright Mills proposed that power, prestige and property also added to social conflict and that such conflict was found in all aspects of society
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
8.

According to conflict theory, it is this structure of social stratification that pits those in the upper class against the lower classes
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
9.

Conflict theory also asserts that modern society and the criminal justice system favors the rich and social elites, with the resulting policies aimed at controlling the poor, thus supporting a system in which the upper class maintains power and all other classes remain economically disadvantaged, disenfranchised, and nearly powerless.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
10.

The conflict theory has long been associated with race and racial inequality. Society has determined race, not genetics
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

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Conflict Theory

Individuals who are powerful receive less benefit from conflict

The weak decides who benefits from conflict

Conflict causes individuals to compete for resources

Karl Marx said there are 2 major social groups in society.

The 21st amendment gave women the right to vote

Karl Marx believed conflict was a necessary part of society.

C. Wright Mills proposed that power, prestige and property also added to social conflict and that such conflict was found in all aspects of society

According to conflict theory, it is this structure of social stratification that pits those in the upper class against the lower classes

The conflict theory has long been associated with race and racial inequality. Society has determined race, not genetics