Sociologists of the 1970s described "Spaceship Earth" as a(n) __________ community
A) Large and robust
B) Intercultural
C) Small and fragile
D) Prejudiced and ethnocentric
Answer: C
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Structural-functionalists argue that, in preindustrial societies, a. women remained in the home bearing, nursing, and caring for children because it was biologically necessary
b. women equally shared responsibility with the men for providing food, clothing, and shelter for their families. c. men equally shared responsibility with the women for caring for children. d. gender roles were reversed, with women providing food and shelter and men caring for the children.
What outcome does research evidence suggest for occupational distribution in high-technology settings?
a. increasingly middle-class distribution of jobs b. mostly highly-paid jobs, with a few poorly-paid jobs c. increasing share of poorly-paid jobs, with a few highly-paid jobs d. creation of non-traditional occupations whose pay varies from setting to setting e. unchanged occupational distribution from the 1980s
Signs that identify a position in society that someone occupies are referred to as ________
A) achieved master status B) ascribed master status C) inherited status D) status symbols
Structural-functionalism focuses its theories at the ________________ level of analysis.
a. micro b. macro c. dual d. ethnographic