Sociology 2 Flashcards
A Marxist perspective on the pharmaceutical industry is most likely to present what?
The basis of drug discovery is for making profit
What is a Marxist Perspective on Health care?
Medical professions within the health care system are agents of the state
Some Marxists believe that medicine has become
Commodified
Which is an example of work by Karl Marx?
Manifesto of the communist party
In Marxism what does proletariat mean?
Those who sell there labour
What is used in the term Marxist theory to name those who privately own the means of production?
Bourgeoisie
Marxist perspective what is most likely to hold the greatest power in society?
Political resources, economic resources, social resources
When was Karl Marx alive?
1818 -1883
What approach is often explained using apology between society and a biological organism?
Functionalism
Stanley milgrams 1963 experiment found what proportion of individuals gave a fatal electric shock on the orders of the experimenter?
65%
Define absolute poverty
People are in absolute poverty if they do not have the resources to maintain human life.
Which is most described as a two generation household?
Nuclear family
Why are conflict perspectives similar to functionalist perspectives?
Both adapt a structural approach
What term is often used by sociologists in relation to the larger, structural aspects of society
Macro
A male dominated society is most accurately described as
Patriarchal
