Robert Merton defines a _____ an unintended and unanticipated outcome.

a. dysfunction
b. manifest function
c. nonfunction
d. latent function


b. manifest function

Sociology

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Since the 1950s, the number of people locked away in mental institutions has __________

A) increased B) decreased C) remained the same D) been impossible to track

Sociology

In sociologist Daniel Rossides's model of the class system of the U.S., which social class contains the smallest portion of the population?

A. lower class B. lower-middle class C. working class D. upper class

Sociology

People who find themselves taking care of their children and taking care of their own aging parents are members of the ________ ________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Sociology

What was the way in which many of the multiracial women in this study were conceived in terms of their sexuality?

a. They were perceived as being virginal, very Catholic, uptight, and not sexually interested. b. They were perceived as being exotic, erotic, and sexual in ways that monoracial women are not. c. The multiracial women in this study did not note any difference in how people treated them sexually as compared to the monoracial women they knew. d. None of the above.

Sociology