Structural functionalism sees social change as:
a. orderly and generally consensual.
b. resulting from conflict.
c. the result of two or more interest groups competing.
d. chaotic.
a
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The explanation holding that social class is a consequence of mental disorder is termed the __________
a. mobility thesis b. class deprivation hypothesis c. class stress hypothesis d. drift hypothesis e. downward slide hypothesis
Which one of the following applies to groupthink?
a. The group is under pressure to take its time. b. The group gives no thought to a contingency plan. c. Dissenting information is allowed to surface. d. Objectives are very clear.
The "marriage squeeze" refers to__________
a. women who postpone marriage, finding, when they look for marriage partners at a later age, that the number of women is larger than the number of men b. larger families placing more financial demands on parents; in a declining economy, family living standards decline c. couples who are affectionate with each other experiencing lower divorce rates than couples who are "stand-offish" d. modern industrial society putting greater strain on families because they are expected to do so much more e. divorced persons who remarry and bring their children from previous marriages to the new marriage often finding housing space too small for their needs
A college student is caught cheating on an exam and is brought before a college-wide disciplinary committee, which decides to expel the student from the school. The committee's action is an example of
A. neutralization. B. formal social control. C. informal social control. D. enforcement of regulatory law.