Question

A sociologist argues that the capitalist ruling class is willing to tolerate high rates of illegal immigration because these immigrants serve as a pool of cheap labor. This sociologist is most likely to draw upon:________. a) anomie theory b) functionalist theory c) conflict theory d) interactionist theory

Answer 1

A sociologist argues that the capitalist ruling class is willing to tolerate high rates of illegal immigration because these immigrants serve as a pool of cheap labor. This sociologist is most likely to draw upon exploitation theory

Explanation:

The exploitation theory is also referred to as the Marxist Theory .According to this theory the profit of a company is due to the  exploitation of wages by the employers.

As per this theory The workers in a capitalistic society are exploited to an extent that they are forced to sell their labor power at a cheaper rate in comparison to the commodities they produce through their labor

So we can state that -A sociologist argues that the capitalist ruling class is willing to tolerate high rates of illegal immigration because these immigrants serve as a pool of cheap labor. This sociologist is most likely to draw upon exploitation theory