What does research tell us about social class differences in socialization? How would a structural functionalist view these differences? A conflict theorist?
What will be an ideal response?
Kohn’s research suggests that parents reproduce their social class values through their parenting techniques. Essentially, structural functionalists might argue that the function of socialization is to reproduce the current family structure while conflict theorists might argue that families of lower socioeconomic status are not able to climb the social ladder due to their various disadvantages.
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a. Telephones b. Proxy servers c. Anonymous e-mails d. Both B & C
Which of the following statements is true of labor unions?
A. Offshoring has weakened labor unions. B. Labor unions are in favor of the cessation of paid holidays. C. Union membership has increased sharply in recent years. D. Deindustrialization has strengthened labor unions. E. Globalization has strengthened labor unions.
In the context of the good genes hypothesis, it has been found that when fertile, a woman is more likely to have sex with another man if:
A) her husband has a symmetrical body. B) her husband has similar genes. C) her husband is dominant. D) her husband is assertive.
Sociologist Pierre Bourdieu studies the accumulation of skills, tastes, attitudes, and manners of both the working class and the elite in order to show how ____________ is used to distinguish group members from others as a device to exclude non-members
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).