Robert Merton thought a _____ happens when a social system exists, but has been relegated insignificant by social change

a. nonfunction
b. dysfunction
c. latent function
d. manifest function


a. nonfunction

Sociology

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The large majority of people are called the working class. They are described as

a. working in jobs that primarily depend on their hands rather than their heads. b. in jobs that do not need a college education. c. those who are supervised in their daily work and most vulnerable to having their jobs eliminated. d. lack specialized skills. e. own their own business, but the business is not large.

Sociology

Which of these is associated with the creation of the modern environmental justice movement?

A. Standing Rock Pipeline B. Hurricane Maria C. Love Canal D. Deepwater Horizon

Sociology

Define cultural capital, and explain its relevance for the sociological analysis of education

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

One of the world’s largest aquifers is also one of the most rapidly diminishing. In the Great Plains of the United States, it is the

a. Ogallala b. Guarani c. Great Artesian Basin d. Sankoty

Sociology