People needing to have their cars repaired can go to a muffler store, a transmission shop, a tire retailer, or a gas station for a tune-up. Talcott Parsons refers to this type of specialization as
A. adaptive upgrading.
B. incorporation.
C. expansion.
D. diffusion.
Answer: A
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Fill in the blank with correct word
When a child reaches adolescence their socialization is fixed and unalterable, regardless of new cultural experiences
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Resocializing a criminal and returning him or her to full participation in society is called _________
A. rehabilitation B. deterrence C. incapacitation D. retribution
The primary reason that poverty is so much higher among single mothers in the United States than among single mothers in other developed countries is that __________.
A. women in the United States have their children at younger ages than do women in peer nations B. peer nations offer cash programs and social policies specifically designed to help families with children, and these programs lift many families out of poverty C. single mothers in the United States may be in cohabiting relationships and therefore receive assistance from their partners, whereas this is not the case in peer nations D. single mothers in the United States have smaller families than do single mothers in peer nations