According to Davis and Moore,position in the Status Hierarchy Is

question 65

Multiple Choice

According to Davis and Moore,position in the status hierarchy is based on people's effort and ability: if a person's job is more important,then that person gets paid more.What was their determination based upon?

• A) functional integration
• B) class standing
• C) life chances
• D) functional necessity

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Definitions:

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that causes itself to become true, merely because the belief influences behavior towards making it happen.

Employees

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Attribution Theory

A theory that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behaviors and events.

Selective Attention

The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus while ignoring others, essential in processing information efficiently.