The structural-functional perspective states that ______.
A. each major part of society serves a role
B. a person's choices determine the individual's place within the social structure
C. those with power exert their will over those without power
D. social status is in the eye of the beholder
Answer: A
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a. best interests of the child b. primary caretaker c. tender years d. lonely hearts
The Harlows took baby monkeys away from their mothers to live alone, frightened them, and observed that the babies clung to terrycloth fake mothers rather than wire fake mothers. The experiment intended to prove what might already have been obvious—that infants need to be __________.
a. frightened b. experimental subjects c. cuddled d. intimately familiar with fear
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What will be an ideal response?
__________ maintain that people must respect social norms if any group or society is to survive. From this perspective, in Lilly's situation, the sorority's members tight bonds could not function to maintain the group's stability and existence if most of the sorority sisters defied the expectations for appropriate sorority conduct.
What will be an ideal response?