According to Talcott Parsons, the fiduciary subsystem achieves the _____ imperative of the larger social system.

Select one.
a. adaptive
b. goal attainment
c. latency or pattern maintenance
d. integrative


b. goal attainment

Sociology

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Some large corporations demonstrate interest in effecting __________ workplace policies that are supportive of employee efforts to combine family and work commitments

a. family-friendly b. fast track c. family track d. third-shift

Sociology

Calculating a confidence interval for a survey result is an example of a(n) ______ inference.

a. logical b. methodological c. unnecessary d. statistical

Sociology

The hunting-gathering societies have no separate social institution called education

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

According to George Herbert Mead, in the _____ stage of self-development (up to about age three), interactions lack meaning and children largely imitate the people around them

a. playb. preparatory c. game d. generalized

Sociology