Which school of thought is most likely to focus on how schools socialize students with the appropriate values and sort and select them according to their abilities?
A. functionalism
B. conflict theory
C. symbolic interaction
D. reproduction theory
Answer: A
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What conclusion did epidemiologist Lynda Powell and her colleagues reach after studying data on the effects of participation in organized religion on health?
A) People who attended religious services at least once a week have 25 percent fewer deaths than people who do not attend church. B) The stress of conforming to church doctrine causes a 25 percent greater amount of deaths among dedicated churchgoers than non-goers. C) There is no difference in the death rates of churchgoers and non-churchgoers. D) Roman Catholics have the lowest death rates of all churchgoers and Baptists have the highest death rate.
The term "African American" refers to a(n) __________, including descendents of Black Africans who came to the U.S. as slaves between 1500 and 1820
A) Apartheid B) Ethnicity C) Caste D) Class
Auguste Comte saw societies as moving forward in their thinking from
A. mythology to scientific method. B. monarchy to democracy. C. religion to mythology. D. scientific method to mythology.
Sociologist William F. Ogburn introduced the term ________ to refer to the period of maladjustment when nonmaterial culture is still struggling to adapt to new material conditions.
A. culture industry B. culture lag C. culture war D. culture shock