Perhaps Merton greatest contribution to functionalism and sociology is that he

a. showed Parsons’s system did not exist.
b. showed that system components may or may not be “in sync.”
c. proved Parsons’s system to be foolproof.
d. confirmed Parsons’s notion of deviant sex-roles.


b. showed that system components may or may not be “in sync.”

Sociology

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Fill in the blanks with correct word

Sociology

Compared to industrial wages of around $39 an hour in the United States, comparable workers in Mexico earn around__________.

A. $2.90 an hour B. $3.90 an hour C. $16.90 an hour D. $66.90 an hour

Sociology

The United Nations defines human development as_______________________

a. the process of expanding people's choices, capabilities, and ability to take action to improve their own lives and live life to its fullest b. access to adequate health services, including contraception, to increase physical fitness c. the process of education and travel to increase a person's earning power d. involvement in global social movements for peace and stability

Sociology

The primary accomplishment of the first wave of the women's movement was

a. making women citizens b. gaining the right to abortion c. earning the right to nondiscrimination in the workplace d. winning the right to vote

Sociology