Which perspective would place a priority on the fact that many major environmental organizations accept funding from oil companies and chemical giants and as a result emphasize limited reform rather than profound structural change?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. feminist perspective
B. conflict perspective
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Identify the independent and the dependent variable, as well as the unit of analysis, in the following hypothesis:
Urban residents are more likely than rural residents to be overweight. Dependent variable: Independent variable: Unit of analysis: What will be an ideal response?
The Tobachnik family has one son and two daughters. The son mows the lawn and takes out the garbage. The daughters do laundry, dust, vacuum, and clean up after meals. This distribution of the chores is an example of
a.) the importance of teaching children to share household management duties. b.) how gender roles are learned at home. c.) the natural division of labor between boys and girls. d.) children bearing part of the burden of women's "second shift."
Yesterday, for the first time ever, Carson smoked marijuana. According to labeling theory, Carson committed ______.
A. primary deviance B. secondary deviance C. controversial deviance D. negatively sanctioned deviance
Which of the following statements describes the postulate of the universal functionalism that Robert Merton challenged?
a. All social or cultural beliefs and practices are functional. b. All social or cultural beliefs and practices are positive rather than problematic. c. All structures and functions in society are necessary. d. There are no alternatives to the structures and functions found in society.