Latent functions are functions that are unintended or unrecognized by others

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A macro-level explanation for persistent poverty within the U.S. would be:

a. the lack of interest in work among the multi-generational poor. b. teenage pregnancies and having children to receive public support. c. the changing labor market due to deindustrialization. d. All of these are macro-level explanations for poverty.

Sociology

C. Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

a. common sense into laws of society. b. people into supporters of the status quo. c. personal problems into public issues. d. scientific research into common sense.

Sociology

Jenny arrived in America in 1910 because she heard the streets were paved with gold. She knew no one and made the journey alone. What would be the best option for her to live the ideal life of a lady?

a) Marry an upper-class man. b) Take whatever job she can find and work her way up. c) Work two jobs and buy property. d) Marry an immigrant from her home country and work hard.

Sociology

Comte claims individual’s _______- principles are governed by outside forces, like when society operates as a constraint on people’s thoughts and actions.

a. theological b. metaphysical c. subjective d. objective

Sociology