According to Cohen and Metzger, When It Comes to Our

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Multiple Choice

According to Cohen and Metzger, when it comes to our needs for control, these needs seem to be better fulfilled by:

• A) Personal relationships
• B) The media
• C) Both personal relationships and the media
• D) Neither one

Identify and explain the factors influencing social inequality in Canada.

Critique the concept of meritocracy and explore alternative frameworks for understanding wealth and prestige distribution.

Understand and critique the functionalist Davis-Moore thesis, and explain its limitations with reference to Max Weber's concepts of class, status, and party.

Develop sociologically informed responses to common misconceptions about success and laziness in the context of social stratification.

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Definitions:

Cultural Differences

Variations in the norms, values, beliefs, and practices among different groups, societies, or communities.

Lawrence Kohlberg

An esteemed psychologist from the US, widely acclaimed for his foundational theory on the different stages of moral growth.

Western Values

A term often used to describe the set of cultural, ethical, and philosophical principles that are commonly held or valued in Western societies, including democracy, individual rights, and freedom of expression.

Moral Stages

Refers to the levels of moral development that individuals progress through, often conceptualized in the framework of theories such as Kohlberg's.