George Murdock argued that there are four universal functions of the family: sexual, reproductive, educational, and economic. George Murdock was which of the following?

A. Conflict theorist
B. Functionalist
C. Symbolic interactionist
D. Evolutionary biologist


B. Functionalist

Sociology

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Globalization project and development project are synonymous. 2. The involvement of the US and Britain in the overthrow of General Sukarno illustrates important tenets of modernization theory 3. The 'global development partnership was developed by US President Eisenhower in 1959. 4. The prime movers of the NIEO were all oil producing nations. 5. IMF defines debt as a system problem, instead of a symptom of individual states liquidity problem

Sociology

Melanie bears primary responsibility in the family for making sure that conflicts within the family are resolved and maintaining internal emotional affairs. That makes her the ________ leader of the family.

A. internal B. expressive C. domestic D. instrumental

Sociology

The term "monopoly" refers to:

A. the control of a market by a single business firm. B. a form of capitalism under which people compete freely, with minimal government intervention in the economy. C. a social institution through which goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed. D. a market with relatively few sellers.

Sociology