Urban development in the 1960s was an attempt to revitalize American cities, but it separated traditional neighborhoods with highways. This unintended consequence is an example of ______.

A. dysfunction
B. latent function
C. mechanical solidarity
D. organic solidarity


Answer: A

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a. the Internet b. Globalization c. computer/satellite based communications d. all of the above

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Which of the following is NOT one of the "facts" discussed in the text concerning fathers as primary parents? a. About 20 percent of all U.S. children under age fifteen are living with single fathers

b. About 5 percent of black and of nonHispanic white children live with single fathers. c. Whether married or single, fathers as primary parents report facing isolation and stereotypes. d. Primary-parent fathers have begun to organize support groups.

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Why is power a separate dimension of stratification?

a. power and economic success have nothing to do with each other b. power and economic success do not necessarily overlap c. money cannot be used to buy power d. money cannot exist without power e. power is simply another term for economic success

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Which organization promotes accurate and positive images of gays in television, films, and advertising?

A. Lambda Legal B. Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation C. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force D. Human Rights Campaign

Sociology