Arguing That Unequal Distribution of Resources and Access to Opportunities

question 8

Multiple Choice

Arguing that unequal distribution of resources and access to opportunities, as well as inequality that is being maintained by societal values keeps families like Aisha's birth family in poverty is part of which theory?

• A) Functionalist theory
• B) Conflict theory
• C) Feminist Theory
• D) Social constructionism

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Definitions:

Intellectualization

A defense mechanism where reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress, where thinking is used to avoid feeling.

Toilet Training

The process of teaching a young child to control their bladder and bowel movements and to use the toilet for elimination.

Anal Stage

The Anal Stage is the second stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring from about 18 months to 3 years of age, where children find pleasure in controlling bladder and bowel movements.

Latency Stage

In Freudian theory, a period during childhood development following the phallic stage, where sexual urges are repressed and dormant as children focus on other aspects of life.