A “positive” function of conflict is to:
a. Create discord within a group.
b. Achieve unity in an interaction by resolving divergent dualisms.
c. Annihilate one of the conflicting parties.
d. Terminate sociation.
b. Achieve unity in an interaction by resolving divergent dualisms.
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Marx emphasized the importance of position in
a. the class structure. b. the political structure. c. the gender structure. d. all of the above equally.
The larger vocabularies of middle-class parents facilitated and smoothed their interactions with professionals— accounting, in part, for their better relationships with physicians and educators compared to working-class and poor parents
a. true b. false
The belief that schools function to reproduce rather than eliminate inequality is most closely associated with ______.
A. functionalism B. conflict theory C. institutional theory D. symbolic interaction
What has happened in recent years with respect to school segregation?
a. Court decisions have strengthened the ability of schools to bus students. b. For Hispanics, there has been an increase in school segregation. c. Black and white students are no more likely to be in the same classrooms than they were decades ago. d. Racial segregation between school districts (as opposed to within districts) has decreased.