Functionalists examine family structures in terms of how they promote social stability. In the eyes of early theorists the ideal family form is the ____ family

A. conjugal
B. nuclear
C. extended
D. joint


B

Sociology

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You are walking through a store when you run

into a friend you have not seen in a long time and whom you miss very much. According to the James-Lange theory, what might happen? a) You experience physiological changes followed by a feeling of happiness. (happiness). b) You feel happiness followed by physiological changes. c) You experience physiological changes and a feeling of happiness simultaneously. d) You experience physiological changes and context appraisal followed by a feeling of happiness.

Sociology

Only ____ percent of all employed mothers have paid maternity leave

a. 20 b. 25 c. 10 d. 30

Sociology

What do nonclinical samples reveal about marital satisfaction?

a. no significant gender difference b. wives are significantly more happy than husbands c. husbands are significantly more happy than wives d. only wives in second marriages are happier

Sociology

The practice of colleges admitting more ethnic minorities and women, under Talcott Parsons's model, is called

A. differentiation. B. adaptation. C. inclusion. D. generalization.

Sociology