Although formal education is intended to transmit knowledge and skills, it unintentionally teaches students that the same rules apply to everyone. This universality reflects what sociologists describe as ________

A) a signaling system
B) a pattern variable
C) a latent function
D) a manifest function


C

Sociology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

Which of the following reasons would most likely encourage you to use an experiment over a survey when choosing a method?

a. literature concerning research problem is limited b. budget concerns c. scope of the study d. frustration with survey software

Sociology

According to research, what is the impact of having children on marriage?

a. Having children increases one's satisfaction with marriage. b. Having children decreases one's satisfaction with marriage. c. Having children has no impact on one's satisfaction with marriage. d. None of the above; there is no research done on children and marriage satisfaction.

Sociology

Durkheim suggested that ______ levels of suicide were correlated with ______.

A. lower; higher levels of strain B. lower; higher levels of anomie C. higher; lower levels of social solidarity D. higher; lower levels of anomie

Sociology