For many mainline churches, the _____, which is the injunction to be an agent of social protest and social reform, is criticized because it is divisive, alienating some members who disagree with the position taken

a. comforting function
b. challenging function
c. libertarian role
d. liberationist role


Ans: b. challenging function

Sociology

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The authors emphasize that in the family system

a. change is an illusion; in fact, the family in modern society is almost identical with traditional society. b. the rate of change accelerated throughout the twentieth century. c. change has been so extreme that the family, as an institution, no longer exists. d. change in the last hundred years has been extremely slow.

Sociology

Studies suggest that teenagers sexual and contraceptive behavior is strongly influenced by

A) parental attitudes toward premarital sex and contraception. B) parent-child communication about sex and contraception. C) both A and B above. D) neither A nor B above.

Sociology

In the political model of budgeting, those agencies and programs that generate the least political and community support are more likely to experience resource ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Sociology

According to Meston and Buss, which of the following is NOT one of the four themes underlying an individual's motivations to have sex?

A) Emotional B) Physical C) Communicative D) Pragmatic

Sociology