John, a sociologist, is researching the family and is focusing on the socialization process children experience within the family and how parents transmit norms and values to their children. Which theoretical perspective is the basis for John's research?

a. Conflict theory
b. Feminist theory
c. Interactionist theory
d. Structural/functional theory


d. Structural/functional theory

Sociology

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A. radical left B. liberal C. conservative D. religious

Sociology

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A. Functionalism B. Bureaucracy C. Symbolic interaction D. Scientific management

Sociology

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a. if they knew the child’s parents b. if it was the only way to have a family with children c. if their extended family supported it d. if it was a domestic adoption

Sociology