According to Talcott Parsons, one component of a unit act is a(n) ______, or conditions that make only a limited range of means toward a future state possible.
a. actor
b. ends
c. situation
d. norms (or values)
c. situation
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According to the Laumann study of sexual patterns among U.S. adults,
a. almost everyone has about the same amount of sexual experience. b. single people have more sex than married people. c. there are striking differences in sexual experience within the U.S. population. d. in the age of AIDS , almost all sex is limited to married partners.
The members of Shover, et al.'s sample
a. were products disadvantaged and disorderly parental homes b. came from traditional homes. c. were honest about the extent of their participation in criminal activity. d. were generally uninterested in the money earned.
According to Marxian conflict theory, which of the following is NOT characteristic of the "lumpenproletariat"?
a. Their services can be purchased by the rich to be used against workers. b. They are chronically poor and are unable to get jobs in the capitalist system c. They are often viewed as the "dangerous class.". d. They represent a great potential for revolutionary change.
Which is true about adoption?
A. A closed adoption is one that occurs through a licensed public agency. B. Closed adoptions were popular in the past, but today adoptions are more likely to be open. C. The number of international adoptions has increased significantly over the past decade. D. Private adoptions tend to be less expensive than public adoptions.