List and briefly discuss the four themes of this text.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Using an empirical approach
2. Linking individual experience with social structure
3. Recognizing that social inequality contributes to social problems
4. Using a comparative perspective
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The term ______________ refers to a family system comprised of two active and involved parents and two separate households
a. joint family b. split family c. binuclear family d. extended family
Conflict between young/middle-aged adults and older adults has not traditionally been a source of serious problems in society because
A. older adults made up a small portion of the overall population. B. family ties between adult children and their parents worked against conflict. C. middle-aged people were reluctant to withdraw support from programs for older individuals. D. All of the above are reasons that intergenerational conflict has remained low.
Which of these statements about trends in internal migration in the U.S. is true?
a. For most of U.S. history, rural areas have grown faster than urban areas. b. For most of U.S. history, urban areas have grown faster than rural areas. c. Since 1970, suburbs have been shrinking and urban areas have been expanding. d. Most internal migration recently has been from the South to the North.
The view that sports serve as an "opiate" for social injustices and distract people from focusing on the reality of personal problems and social issues would most likely be held by
A. global sociologists. B. interactionists. C. functionalists. D. conflict theorists.