According to Talcott Parsons's equilibrium model, during which process do social institutions become more specialized in their purposes?
a. differentiation
b. adaptive upgrading
c. inclusion
d. value generalization
Ans: b. adaptive upgrading
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a) Julia, a graduate student b) Nelson, a Latino high school student c) Edward, a retired senior d) Rick, a liberal activist e) David, a lawyer living in Boston
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a. are more likely to describe their current marriage as very happy. b. are less likely to describe their current marriage as very happy. c. have about the same level of marital happiness.
What describes the phenomenon whereby individuals travel to other countries specifically to buy sex?
A. sex tourism B. sex vacationing C. sex trafficking D. sex commerciality
A woman is born into a homeless, single-parent family. She is very talented, and as an adult she becomes a wealthy, world-acclaimed pianist. This scenario most closely represents which type of stratification system?
A. estate B. class C. caste D. slavery