Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Religion can have both a stabilizing and a destabilizing effect in any given society.
Ans: T
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___________ A form of family in which spouses and their children from former marriages live together as a single nuclear family
What will be an ideal response?
As of 2007, the median income was highest for __________ families and lowest for __________ families
A) Asian / black and Hispanic B) black / white and Asian C) Hispanic / white and black D) white / black and Hispanic
Durkheim maintained that for the individual, society is the reality from which everything that matters to us flows. He used this argument to support his belief that
a. people embrace religion in the face of uncertainty. b. it is impossible to define religion. c. the something out there that people worship is actually society. d. there are no religions that are false.
Which of the following theoretical perspectives is not matched correctly with a concept used to explain prejudice and discrimination?
a. functionalism / cohesion b. conflict theory / differential power c. symbolic interactionism / self-fulfilling prophecy d. conflict theory / authoritarian personality e. symbolic interactionism / labeling