Ray, a sociologist, tends to hold the functionalist perspective on social problems. He believes that the main reason for the existence of social problems is that __________

a. societies are fundamentally corrupt
b. societies sometimes fail to adapt successfully to change and new conditions
c. organizations become too rigid and inflexible over time
d. deviance is a natural outcome of increasingly complex social conditions


d

Sociology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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While she was a child, Kathleen's parents taught her basic life skills like tying shoes and they also taught her basic values and behavioral norms. This process of teaching these basics is called primary socialization

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Sociology

As an anthropologist, __________ was the first to propose the "principles of legitimacy."

(a) Bronislaw Malinowski (b) Karl Marx (c) Sigmund Freud (d) Jean Piaget

Sociology

Leona and Michael have limited time due to their ongoing financial struggles, but continue to maintain close ties with their church, which offers them

a. spiritual capital. b. conditional resources. c. concerted cultivation. d. Confucian training.

Sociology