All states have _____ education laws that require children to attend school until they reach a specified age (usually age sixteen) or complete a minimum level of formal education (generally the eighth grade).
a. compulsory b. mandatory
c. required d. minimum
Question 2The terms used to describe global stratification and economic inequality are the same today as they were 70 years ago.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3In _____, people have a commitment to the entire group and feel a sense of togetherness. They tend to focus more on needs and interests of the group rather than their own self-interest.
a. total institution b. the Gesellschaft
c. organic solidarity d. the Gemeinschaft
Question 4Education keeps students off the street and out of the full-time job market for a number of years, thus helping keep unemployment within reasonable bounds. Which latent function of education does this illustrate?
a. Restriction of some activities
b. Matchmaking and the production of social networks
c. Creation of a generation gap
d. Social placement
Question 5The Gemeinschaft refers to a:
a. traditional society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability.
b. large, urban society in which social bonds are based on impersonal and specialized relationships, with little long-term commitment to the group or consensus on values.
c. traditional society in which social relationships have come to be based on corporate procedures.
d. postindustrial social order in which traditionalism has been restored.
Question 6There have been no improvements in health status, literacy, and lessening of extreme poverty throughout the world over the past 50 years.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7All of the following are examples of latent functions EXCEPT:
a. the restriction of some activities.
b. the creation of a generation gap.
c. matchmaking and the production of social networks.
d. change and innovation.
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