A recent study among immigrants found that relationships "based not on blood or marriage but rather on religious rituals or close friendship ties" can serve as a functional alternative to the nuclear family. According to the text, what are these relationships called?
a. non-fiction fellows b. fake family
c. comrades in arms d. fictive kin
d
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The terms dominant group and minority group describe differences in ________
a. prestige b. status c. power d. numbers
The functionalist argues that a consumer does not have sufficient knowledge to judge the effectiveness of sophisticated treatments. This refers to the issue of __________
a. restricted entry b. misallocated supply c. lack of price competition d. product uncertainty e. norms of treatment
As a budding sociologist, you decide to study American politics by attending presidential caucuses. You identify as a liberal independent, but you are interested in the process from different perspectives. Your first stop is at a caucus for Republican candidates. Everyone in the audience is passionate about their beliefs, and you find yourself disgusted by the process, reacting against ideas that you see as extreme. In developing the paper discussing your study results, what is one of the challenges you in particular must overcome to produce an unbiased study?
a.) determining the actual party affiliation of the people you interview b.) making sure you attend an equal number of caucuses across the political spectrum c.) remembering that everyone, including you, is inculcated into systems of beliefs that influence thinking and perceptions d.) ensuring the names and identifying information of the people you interview is kept completely confidential
If individuals and institutions perform their tasks, society can remain stable. Merton identified various aspects of functions within society, including
a. manifold functions. b. disparity functions. c. deviated functions. d. dysfunctions, and manifest and latent functions.