Teaching students to read and write, to calculate numbers, and to master the facts of their society's history are all examples of
A. manifest functions of education.
B. manifest dysfunctions of education.
C. latent dysfunctions of education.
D. latent functions of education.
Answer: A
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a. social change produced through competition and conflict. b. how social organization results from interaction. c. the importance of social activism to produce social change. d. the creation and communication of the shared meanings associated with human acts.
Once we understand another culture and how its members think and feel, we can look at our own traits from the perspective of that culture. This is known as:
a. ethnocentrism. b. cultural relativity. c. adopting a cross-cultural perspective. d. cultural evolution.
Corruption ___
a. Is the abuse of power for private gain b. Is more common where officials are elected c. Has been effectively eliminated from business practices d. Is not common in less developed nations
The text points out that the family that has developed strengths is likely to be a ________ family, one that can resist disruption in the face of change and cope effectively with crises.
A. resilient B. resource-rich C. foundational D. functional