Which of the following is a function of the media?
A. It is an agent of socialization.
B. It is a source of information.
C. It is a promoter of ideology.
D. All of these answers are correct.
Answer: D
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The Dutch concept of 'ghost acres" refers to one of these processes. Identify it:
a. commodity chains b. outsourcing c. industrialization d. sustainability
Which of the following is NOT included among the social forces that shape the timing and number of births in societies around the world?
(a) the value placed on children and parenthood (b) current marriage patterns and gender roles (c) knowledge about human reproduction (d) the influence of upper-class behavior
Until the 1950s, school segregation was a result of ______ in the South and a result of residential segregation in the North.
A. automation B. property taxes C. Jim Crow laws D. de facto segregation
With reference to social stratification, which of the following is a criticism of conflict theorists?
A. They believe that the rich are more hardworking than the poor. B. They exaggerate the existence and effects of economic inequality. C. They believe that social stratification benefits society. D. They tend to ignore structural factors that cause inequalities. E. They tend to ignore the critical influence of inheritance.