Question

which of the following terms did weber use to refer to wealthy individuals who live off their investments and do not have to work?
○ a. entrepreneurs
○ b. rentiers
○ c. the proletanat
○ d. the bourgeoisie

who among the following is likely to stress that schools are agencies for perpetuating social inequality because parents with low educational attainment and limited income are not able to provide the same educational opportunities for their children as families where at least one parent has more formal education?
○ a symbolic interactionists
○ b. functionalists
○ c. conflict theorists
○ d. postmodern theorists

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in the context of the weberian model of the u s class structure, which of the following class categories is most shaped by formal education and comprises highly educated professionals such as physicians, attorneys, stockbrokers, and corporate managers?
○ a the upper - upper class
○ b. the working class
○ c. the upper - middle class
○ d. the capitalist class

Explanation:

• First Question: Max Weber used the term "Rentiers" to refer to wealthy individuals who live off their investments and do not have to work. Entrepreneurs are those who start and run businesses. The proletariat is the working - class. The bourgeoisie is a broader class related to property - ownership and business - class in a more general sense (not specifically defined as living off investments without work by Weber in this context).
• Second Question: Conflict theorists stress that schools are agencies for perpetuating social inequality. Symbolic interactionists focus on micro - level interactions. Functionalists see schools as having functions like socialization. Postmodern theorists have a more deconstructive approach to knowledge and institutions, not typically focusing on this aspect of social inequality in the same way as conflict theorists.
• Third Question: In the Weberian model, the upper - middle class is shaped by formal education and includes highly educated professionals such as physicians, attorneys, stockbrokers, and corporate managers. The upper - upper class is more about inherited wealth. The working class has less formal education on average. The capitalist class is more about ownership of the means of production in a broader sense (not as specifically tied to formal education - based professions as the upper - middle class).

Answer:

1. B. Rentiers
2. C. Conflict theorists
3. C. The upper - middle class