Sociology 101 Straighterline final exam Latest Version 2024

Define government - ANSWER-Political process that have to do with authoritative formulating of rules and policies. What are agents of socialization? - ANSWER-Family, peers, school and mass media What are family structures? - ANSWER-A way in which we define the family determines the kinds of family we consider to be normal or deviant. What are social structures? - ANSWER-roles, statuses, groups and institutions. What are the types social movements - ANSWER-Ideology, revolutionary, reform, resistance and expressive movements What defines a minority group - ANSWER-racial and ethnic of groups are often minority groups. minority groups lack power What does education do - ANSWER-Transmission of particular attitudes, knowledge and skills to the members of a society through formal and systematic training. What does it mean to be culture in flux? - ANSWER-Culture groups adapt in dynamic and unpredictable ways What happens to a functionalist system? - ANSWER-If it fails to maintain it will perish. What is a 'role' - ANSWER-A status carried with a set of culturally defined right and duties What is a 'status' - ANSWER-A position within a group or society What is a capitalist economy? - ANSWER-Government oversees and sets parameters for the economy