Conflict Theories Play a Key Role in Allowing Us to Question

question 32

True/False

Conflict theories play a key role in allowing us to question how deviance is defined and used to maintain positions of power in society.

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Definitions:

Stratification Systems

Stratification systems are the hierarchical arrangements of people in a society based on their access to resources, power, and prestige.

Social Change

The transformation over time of cultural values, norms, institutions, structures, and social practices.

Age-Sex Population Pyramid

A graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population, which forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing.

Postindustrial Nation

Refers to a country that has moved from industrial production to service and information management predominance.