Which of the following theories argues that education teaches socialization skills, shared culture, and the importance of civic engagement?
A. Marxist
B. conflict
C. functionalist
D. symbolic interactionism
Answer: C
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A sociologist begins to study a small town to see how the community describes their farm life. While he speaks to two dozen men, he only talks with four women
Because his questions do not deal specifically with men or women's lives he assumes that the experiences of the women will mirror the men. This assumption is one of the basis for a) gender studies. b) feminist theory. c) sociological imagination d) social environments
A social system in which individuals get ahead and earn rewards based on their individual efforts and abilities is a a. meritocracy
b. plutocracy. c. theocracy. d. gerontocracy.
Axioms are
a. hypotheses. b. results of research. c. assumed to be true. d. concepts. e. fundamental assertions on which theory is grounded that are assumed to be true.