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In Talcott Parsons's equilibrium model, the incorporation of groups that were previously excluded because of their race, ethnicity, and social class is known as - inclusion The Patriot Act allows federal officials more latitude in - gathering electronic data, like banking records. Genetically modified food is referred to as ________ by its critics. - Frankenfood Which sociological perspective would suggest that the Internet serves the manifest function of facilitating communication? - Fun...

The sociocultural evolution approach developed by Gerhard Lenski categorizes preindustrial societies according to the way in which the ________ is organized. - economy Which type of society relies chiefly on mechanization for the production of its economic goods and services? - industrial society A society such as France or Italy that has an economy based on the production of goods in factories through mechanization would be an example of a(n) ________ society. - industrial What are the tw...

Custodial arrangements are always followed by divorced parents. true false - false the term incest taboo refers to a) the prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specific relatives b) the prohibition marriage between close relatives and neighbors c) the requirement, in some cultures, of having one's sexual initiation occur within the safe confines of a family relationship d) not having sex with neighbors or business associates - a) the prohibition of sexual relati...

Which sociologist originally articulated the concept of the power elite? - C.C. Wright Mills The social institution that relies on a recognized set of procedures for implementing and achieving the goals of a group is called a (an) - Political system What are the two basic types of economic systems that distinguish contemporary societies? - Capitalism and Socialism Capitalism is an economic system in which - the means of production are held largely in private hands, and the main incentive f...

Bestowing status on students by awarding them a diploma after they have successfully completed all graduation requirements can be considered a ... - manifest function of education. Critics of homeschooling suggest that homeschooled children are... - isolated from the larger community and lose an important chance to improve their socialization skills. In the US, schoolchildren are taught not to speak until the teacher calls on them and to regulate their activities according to clocks and bel...

Friedrich Engles, a colleague of Karl Marx, noted that _________ - the family is the ultimate source of social inequality. The marginalization in sex and relationship education in schools of anything other than heterosexual relationships is an example of __________ - a hidden curriculum. Teaching students to read and write, to calculate numbers, and to master the facts of their society's history are all examples of ___________ - manifest functions of education. Students in Japan are offer...

An analysis of 565 societies in the mid-1900s found that - over 80% of them preferred polygamy to monogamy. Donna, a 33-year-old divorcee with two sons, and Mark, a 50-year-old divorcee with two daughters, become engaged and live together. Although they are strongly committed to one another, they eventually decide not to get married. This is an example of - COHABITATION Feminists have argued that laws in the U.S. traditionally viewed wives and children as the property of the husband. This ...

The scientific study of population is A demography. B fertility C .mortality. D morbidity. - A Monopoly is A a social institution through which goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed B .the control of a market by a single business firm C .a market with relatively few sellers D .a form of capitalism under which people compete freely, with minimal government intervention. - B The overall prestige of the teaching profession has increased over the last decade. True F...

The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another, thereby enabling one to respond from that imagined viewpoint, is known as - role taking Sociologists have documented that the class system is more rigid for - African Americans Which sociological perspective would be most likely to emphasize that a person's health and educational opportunities are affected by his or her class position in important ways? - conflict perspective Which of the following statements about slavery is tru...

A sociologist who studies the unequal economic reality between men and women would probably be following which of these perspectives? - conflict Which sociological perspective would be most likely to argue that the existence of big-city political machines suggests that these political organizations satisfy certain basic social needs? - Functionalist perspective Sociological studies that focus on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations are known as - macrosociology According to the f...