Wan Cho recently immigrated to the United States. She looks forward to sending her children to school because there they will learn what it is to be "American.". This is an example of which function of education?
a. reproducing social inequality
b. social control
c. socialization
d. training and development
c
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In the dominant-minority group relations continuum, which of the following has the highest level of intolerance?
A. Genocide B. Acculturation C. Segregation D. Assimilation E. Pluralism
According to research cited by Shepard, a college education in the United States results in
a. higher annual income regardless of race or gender. b. higher annual income for blacks but lower annual income for whites. c. higher annual income for black men but lower annual income for black women. d. higher annual income for white women but lower annual income for white men. e. no discernible pattern of earnings.
Brenda gives generously to a number of local charities; however, she also strongly believes in the value of hard work and "earning your own keep." Sociologists would characterize Brenda's thinking as a __________.
A. value contradiction B. breakdown of morality C. clash of cultures D. cultural dysfunction
Auguste Comte used __________ to refer to the social structures of society
a. social laws b. social statics c. social dynamics d. social facts