According to your text, which of the following statements is true?
A. functionalists portray the elderly as being socially isolated, with reduced social roles
B. Internationalists see older people as being involved in new networks of people and in changing social roles
C. conflict theorists regard older people as being victimized by social structure, with their social roles relatively unchanged but devalued
D. all of the above
Answer: D. all of the above
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Which of these is not part of the bureaucratization of schools?
a. students are homogenized in terms of ability. b. individualized tutoring is made available for students who need it. c. educational materials are standardized and purchased in bulk. d. local schools are part of state and federal systems of education. e. students throughout the country who are in the same grade have a similar curriculum
________ is the set of beliefs held by oppressed people that are damaging to their own interests
a. Class consciousness b. False consciousness c. Functional integration d. Social integration
Which of the following is a characteristic shared by the various fundamentalist religious sects?
A. avoidance of ritual B. belief in secularization C. resistance to changes in modern life D. acceptance of individualized varieties of faith