The family plays an important role in adults' lives by giving them emotional support. Sociologist Talcott Parsons called this:
a. primary socialization
b. secondary socialization
c. personality stabilization
d. functional stabilization
Ans: c. personality stabilization
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In the functionalist perspective the husband and wife in the family are viewed as providing ________ roles and ________ roles functions to society
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Which of the following is TRUE about parental gender expectations?
A. Both mothers and fathers are equally likely to reinforce gender behavior stereotypes. B. Influence of parental gender expectations stops when a child enters school. C Men are more likely to reinforce gender stereotypes D. None of the above is true.
Durkheim focused on solidarity by determining the manifest and latent consequences of social structures
a. true b. false
Gradual transformations that occur on a broad scale and affect many aspects of society, such as the spread diffusion of technology, are called
A. megachanges. B. macrochanges. C. systemic changes. D. sequential.