The ________ perspective states that societies develop social structures, or institutions, that persist because they play a part in helping society survive.
A. Postmodernist
B. Symbolic interactionist
C. Conflict
D. Functionalist
Answer: D. Functionalist
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. Bi-cultural B. Cross-sectional C. Transnational D. Global
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a. a husband who doesn't want children finds out his wife deliberately "forgot" to take her birth control pills. b. a mother who planned her pregnancy finds out that caring for a baby is more work than she anticipated. c. a father who thought he wanted children finds out he has to take a second job to pay unexpected bills. d. a mother who had planned to return to work after the birth of her child can't do it because she can't locate child care.
How are socialism and communism alternatives to capitalism? What elements of welfare states are socialistic, and what forces in the United States are resistant to social welfare programs?
What will be an ideal response?