As primary agents of childhood socialization, schools play a critical role in teaching children the values and customs of the larger society. This view of the socialization process is most likely of particular interest to which sociological perspective?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. global perspective
A. functionalist perspective
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There are New York Yankee fans in every state in America, throughout Canada, and in nations all over the world. Sociologically, which concept best describes these fans?
A) They are a group. B) They are a social group. C) They are an aggregate. D) They are a category.
The perspective that would explain deviant sexuality by disrupted role relationships, a
breakdown of social norms and controls, or an inefficient legal system is the a. Functionalist viewpoint. b. Conflict viewpoint. c. Feminist viewpoint. d. Interactionist viewpoint.
The sociologist who introduced the concept of primary groups is _____
a. Charles Horton Cooley b. George Herbert Mead c. Georg Simmel d. Charles Page
According to psychologist Sigmund Freud, human development occurs in three states that reflect different levels of the personality. The _____, or conscience, consists of the moral and ethical aspects of personality
a. id b. ego c. superego d. libido