Question

a major criticism of spencers theory of social darwinism is that
a. it explains society in an era that is less tumultuous than that of the industrial revolution.
b. he did not consider the fact that societies are the same as biological systems.
c. he plagiarized the work of charles darwin.
d. it can easily be used to justify class, racial - ethnic, and gender inequalities in society.
according to sociologist max weber, rational bureaucracy, rather than class struggle, is the most significant factor in determining the social relations between people in industrial societies.
select one:
true
false

Explanation:

For the first question: Social Darwinism applies biological evolution concepts to society. One major criticism is its potential to justify inequalities. Option d aligns with this as it can wrongly support class, racial - ethnic, and gender inequalities. Option a is incorrect as Social Darwinism was relevant in tumultuous times. Option b is wrong because Spencer did consider society as a biological - like system. Option c is false as there's no evidence of plagiarism.
For the second question: Max Weber emphasized rational bureaucracy's role in industrial society social relations over class struggle. So the statement is True.

Answer:

First question: d. it can easily be used to justify class, racial - ethnic, and gender inequalities in society.
Second question: True.