According to William A. Corsaro, _____ culture is the most significant arena in which children and young people acquire cultural knowledge
a. peer groupb. mass media
c. family d. school
a
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One recently recognized work-family conflict is the "new male mystique," which points out that
(a) Men's work lives have grown increasingly mysterious. (b) Husbands are not expected to be involved in family life. (c) The work place does not easily accommodate men's new involvement at home. (d) All of the above.
In the United States, the number of "traditional" families (married couples with children) has been:
a. looked down upon by parents who reside in traditional households. b. discouraged by most social networks. c. decreasing steadily. d. discriminated against in the rental market. e. all of the above
How might a functionalist view social stratification based on race and ethnicity?
a. Prejudice and discrimination are used by the dominant groups to maintain their status and privileges. b. Prejudice is learned in the process of socialization. c. Ethnocentrism is divisive and therefore always negative for society. d. A possible benefit of ethnocentrism is that it promotes group solidarity. e. Functionalism cannot be used to explain inequality based on race or ethnicity.
According to Nilsen, the military found it necessary to _____ in order to preserve new recruits' sense of masculinity
a. change the names of jobs considered to be "women's work" b. assign "men's work" only to male recruits and "women's work" to female recruits c. increase practice with automatic weapons d. exempt men from serving in the same branches of the military as women