College provides a haven for several million potential workers who are classified as "students" rather than "unemployed," which helps stabilize the job market. This situation represents what Merton would describe as a ________
A) manifest function
B) latent dysfunction
C) manifest dysfunction
D) latent function
D
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The Intifada was accomplished through ________
a. the boycott of Arabic goods b. rejection of all support from Arab nations c. attacks against Israeli soldiers d. peaceful talks and consensus
Research suggests that people over age 65
A) are alienated from their children. B) experience high levels of conflict when two or more generations live together. C) get more support from daughters than from sons. D) experience all of the above three.
The term terrorism is generally used for political acts of violence
A. that intentionally targets noncombatants. B. on the behalf of hostile individuals. C. perpetrated by hostile states. D. directed at a government or political system.
Contemporary Marxian (or conflict) theorists would examine class in terms of:
a. the ownership or non-ownership of the means of production. b. people's relationship to others in the production process. c. wealth and status inequality. d. a multidimensional approach of wealth, prestige and power.