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 2Robert 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 3The 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 4Functionalist 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 5A 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
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