The sociological perspective that focuses on how societies carry out functions that maintain social order is:
a. conflict theory
b. functionalism
c. symbolic interactionism
d. the ecological perspective
C
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a. An informant is a member of the group that you want to study. b. You usually want to select informants who are somewhat typical of the group that you are studying. c. Informants are sometimes marginal within their group. d. Informants are useful in field research. e. The terms informant and respondent are interchangeable.
In which type of economic system is the laissez-faire philosophy rejected and the central government, acting as a representative of the people, makes basic economic decisions?
A. informal economy B. socialism C. agrarianism D. capitalism
Which of the following terms refers to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups that results from the normal operations of a society?
A. Instrumentality B. Institutional discrimination C. Indoctrination D. Innovation
In what way is the cost of the war in Iraq unevenly distributed?
A) Soldiers are more likely to come from upper-class backgrounds. B) While waging the war, the government has increased taxes on the well-to-do. C) The government has cut programs that help the poor to fund the war effort. D) The poor have experienced food rationing to support the war effort.