According to _____, shared values are symbolic representations of the existing society that promote unity and consensus and must, therefore, be preserved
a. sociologists
b. anthropologists
c. order theorists
d. conflict theorists
Answer: c. order theorists
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Functioning includes processes such as the ability to control what one is thinking about at any one moment in time and the ability to focus on relevant information and eliminate irrelevant information
a. Executive b. Cognitive c. Psychological d. Conscious
Applying the __________ hypothesis to black-white intermarriage would suggest marrying up socioeconomically on the part of a white person, who, in effect, trades socially defined superior racial status for the economically superior status of a middle- or upper-middle class black partner
a. null b. pool-of-eligibles c. status exchange d. marriage
Which major event led to the emergence of the nuclear family in the United States?
a. The American Revolution b. The Industrial Revolution c. The Civil Rights Movement d. World War II
How do sociologists explain race in the United States using one of the sociological perspectives?
What will be an ideal response?