Which concept does Talcott Parsons use to indicate the increasing complexity of social organization?
A. inclusion
B. value generalization
C. differentiation
D. adaptive upgrading
Answer: C
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What will be an ideal response?
Conflict theorists interested in health emphasize a. the relationships between corporate profit and the health of workers and consumers
b. the development of the "sick role.". c. the quality of doctor training. d. the effectiveness of drugs.
Which of the following is(are) an example of multivariate analysis?
a. an examination of the ages of all women who are corporate executives b. an analysis of the relationship between age, sex, and type of nightspot frequented in a given city in the Midwest c. an analysis of the relationship that exists between types of undergraduate major and positions held in business d. an analysis of the relationship between type of offense and length of prison sentence for those who had a jury trial e. an analysis of the number of parolees who recidivate based upon the length of their sentence.
___________ are people who seek to use the fears and passions of the electorate for their own political purposes
a. Republicans b. Democrats c. demagogues d. revolutionaries