In a particular school district there has been a dramatic increase in the percentage of children in the district coming from single-parent families. This would be an example of _____ that influence the power relationship between parents and school.
A. political pressures
B. economic influences
C. social structures
D. cultural structures
Ques. 2In quantitative research, the researcher aims to remain objectively separate from the subject matter he or she is studying.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 3Feminist theorists believe that it is possible to impartially observe others, and are determined to get at the objective truth of women's experiences without influencing those observed.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 4According to functionalist theorists, older persons retire from the workplace and begin withdrawing from positions of influence in politics and society, in a process termed
A. disengagement.
B. disenactment.
C. disinternment.
D. disconnection.
Ques. 5________ are prescribed sets of actions often connoted by symbolic value and usually adopted by religions and social groups through history.
A. Norms
B. Rituals
C. Values
D. Mores
Ques. 6Though a husband and wife have had to move twice in the last year to follow the wife's career, they maintain a smooth running home for their two children. This family is demonstrating
A. resiliency.
B. buoyancy.
C. elasticity.
D. pliability.
Ques. 7The term __________ refers to a group that is similar in education, income, occupational status, housing, and lineage.
A. social class
B. socioeconomic status
C. work group
D. none of these
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