From a functionalist perspective, what is a dysfunction of mass news media?
A. It provides information quickly.
B. It provides biased coverage.
C. It seeks to inform too many at once.
D. It covers a large volume of information.
Answer: B
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Apprehension is most likely to which of the following robbers?
a) addict robbers b) alcoholic robbers c) professional robbers d) opportunist robbers
Compared to Talcott Parsons, which of the following is true of Robert Merton?
A. He favored middle-range theories instead of micro theories. B. He was less favorable toward Marxian theories. C. He favored grand, overarching theories. D. He pushed structural functionalism to the right politically.
In general, an important foundation of humor is ________
a. incongruity—differences in meaning. b. differences in social standing. c. gender differences. d. differences in culture.