Which sociological perspective would emphasize the role of reference groups in setting and enforcing standards of conduct and belief?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. feminist perspective
A. functionalist perspective
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A number of environmental problems threaten our ecosystem. Which of the following statements describes one of the environmental problems?
A. Less than 10 percent of food gets wasted in the United States. B. Food waste was the highest during the 1970s. C. Up to 1,000 people in the United States get sick each year from polluted beach water. D. Only 0.01 percent of the pesticides used in the United States reach the intended target. E. The average American throws away 20 pounds of solid waste every day.
According to Hirschi, which of the following describes the attachment component of a person's bond with society?
a. Personal allegiance to the dominant value system in a group b. Time spent in nondeviant activities c. Degree of importance of a person's stake in conformity d. Extent to which a person feels bound to specific groups
What are the main tenets of functionalist perspective?
What will be an ideal response?
Consider this 1930s quotation from George Bernard Shaw, the British playwright and author: "The haughty American nation … makes the Negro clean its boots, and then proves the … inferiority of the Negro by the fact that he is a bootblack." Shaw's statement describes the concept of:
a. ethnocentrism. b. race. c. the self-fulfilling prophecy. d. racism.