Some believe that religion is important because it adds meaning to people’s lives and provides answers to difficult questions. A sociologist following which theory would agree with this statement?


Answer: A structural functionalist

Sociology

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Discuss each of Appadurai's landscapes, with special focus on the disjunctures among and between them (including examples). What are the implications of these disjunctures for the process of globalization?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

A cultural complex formed by the identical major cultural features of a number of societies is a:

a. civilization b. global village c. hegemony d. macroculture

Sociology

Which of the following policy mechanisms have limited opportunities for African Americans to own property?

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Sociology