All of the Following Are Arguments Against the Functionalist Interpretation

question 33

Multiple Choice

All of the following are arguments against the functionalist interpretation of social inequality except:

• A) those who obtain higher education should be paid more because of the amount of job preparation that they have.
• B) not all people in a society are motivated to maximize their wealth.
• C) some populations do not have equal opportunities to compete for positions.
• D) stratified societies do not always give the most valuable positions to those who most deserve them.
• E) it is fundamentally an ethnocentric argument.

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Definitions:

Experimental Control

The practice of minimizing variables other than the independent variable in an experiment to ensure that the outcome is directly related to the variable being tested.

Independent Variable

In an experimental setting, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Double-masked Design

A study design in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who belongs to the control group and who belongs to the experimental group, minimizing bias.

Experimenter Expectancies

The potential influence that a researcher's beliefs, hopes, or biases can have on the outcome of an experiment, often impacting the behavior being studied.