Across
- 4. Inequality exists because software engineers need 4 years of ___ and ___ , while shelf stockers do not, per functionalism
- 6. The self esteem of the poor and homeless is ___ than the self esteem of others, because of what the stratification system tells them.
- 7. After being raised to believe that hard work leads to success, people refused to ___ the stratification system, per symbolic interactionism
- 10. Social hierarchy exists because every person in America is fighting over ____ ____ , per conflict theory
- 14. The homeless & poor have no ___ to be financially successful, while politicians and CEOs work very hard to attain success, per symbolic interactionism.
- 16. ____ ____ happens when employees believe what capitalists tell them, such as hard work leading to financial success, per conflict theory
- 18. American society is ___ because all citizens accept democracy and the electoral system, per functionalism.
Down
- 1. Inequality exists because careers in law firms are ____ ____ than careers in fast food, per functionalism.
- 2. American citizens are ___ to believe that our social hierarchy is fair, & the process is explained by symbolic interactionism
- 3. We have extremes of rich and poor because some rich CEOs ____ ____ , using their power to create stratification, per conflict theory
- 4. ___ & ___ determine where a person ends up in the social hierarchy, or so we tell our kids, per symbolic interactionism.
- 5. A few business owners have power over millions of employees, by creating a ____ ____ that makes employees accept their positions, per conflict theory
- 8. ___ make millions of dollars more than doctors, when doctors can keep you alive, & the functionalist theory does not know why
- 9. Inequality exists because people need extra respect & money in order to ____ ____ to spend 12 years in medical school, per functionalism
- 11. Social hierarchy involves power as much as money, such as the ____ ____ doing what is best for the wealthy, per conflict theory.
- 12. Capitalists control the economy & all institutions, which are convincing people that financial success depends upon ____ ____ , per conflict theory
- 13. Your ____ ____ is how important you feel, based upon how others view you, and social hierarchy effects that feeling, per symbolic interactionism
- 15. Stratification exists so that Microsoft gets the ____ ____ software engineers, instead of some incompetent person, per functionalism
- 17. A nuclear engineer has more respect and income than a cafeteria worker because a greater degree of ___ is needed in the engineering field, per functionalism.
