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Title: Social thought began to change rapidly in the seventeenth century with the scientific revolution. ...
Post by: palantriel on Mar 20, 2018
Social thought began to change rapidly in the seventeenth century with the scientific revolution.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Robert K. Merton defined a manifest function as one that __________.
 
  a. generates conflict between participants
 b. is intended by the participants
 c. creates a power imbalance between participants
 d. goes unacknowledged by the participants

Question 3

The awareness that helps us understand that there is a connection between losing our job and the high unemployment rate in the region in which we live is an example of the sociological imagination.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

Functionalist Talcott Parsons suggested that complementary roles for men and women in the family contribute to social stability. The wife/mother performs the __________ tasks, which involve housework, caring for the children, and providing emotional support for the entire family.
 
  a. expressive
 b. instrumental
 c. reproductive
 d. interdependent

Question 5

A society is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

__________ states that societies develop social structures, or institutions, that persist because they play a part in helping society survive. These institutions include the family, education, government, religion, and the economy.
 
  a. Postmodernism
 b. Symbolic interactionism
 c. Conflict theory
 d. Functionalism


Title: Social thought began to change rapidly in the seventeenth century with the scientific revolution. ...
Post by: luckydon4 on Mar 20, 2018
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