Juan makes all of the decisions in his family. The term a sociologist would use to describe this authority pattern is:
a. consensualism.
b. communalism.
c. tribalism.
d. paternalism.
D
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1) acculturation 2) manifest function 3) latent functions 4) credential society 5) cultural transmission of values 6) gatekeeping 7) tracking 8) social integration 9) credentialing 10) mainstreaming 11) correspondence principle 12) self-fulfilling prophecy 13) grade inflation 14) social promotion 15) distance learning A) the promotion of a sense of national identity through practices shared by all members of society B) learning a culture to gain knowledge and skills C) the process by which education opens and closes doors of opportunity D) using diplomas and degrees to determine who is eligible for a job E) the sociological principle that schools correspond to or reflect the social structure of their society F) courses taught to students who are not physically present with the instructor G) intended beneficial consequences of people's actions H) in reference to education, the ways in which schools transmit a society's culture, especially its core values I) higher grades given for the same work; a general rise in students' grades without a corresponding increase in learning J) passing students on to the next level even though they have not mastered basic materials K) the use of diplomas and degrees to determine who is eligible for jobs, even though the diploma or degree may be irrelevant to the actual work L) Robert Merton's term for an originally false assertion that becomes true simply because it was predicted M) the sorting of students into different educational programs on the basis of real or perceived abilities N) helping people to become part of the mainstream of society O) unintended beneficial consequences of people's actions
The dependency ratio reflects which of the following?
a. the number of children under the age of 18 living in the United States b. the number of people dependent upon others for activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) c. the number of people under age 15 and over age 64 d. the number of people over age 75
An important predictor of marital success is
A. age of the partners. B. homogamy. C. exchange theory. D. All of these are correct.
Which combination best describes what sociologists mean by a "community"?
A. place, relationships, and identity in common B. religion, church, and belief in common C. race, neighborhood, and food in common D. neighborhood, address, and social class in common