Which of these is not a function of deviance described by contemporary functionalists?

a. Deviance clarifies rules
b. Deviance prevents anomie.
c. Deviance promotes social change.
d. Deviance unites a group.


b

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Which of the following is a criticism of social disorganization theory?

A. too much focus on larger forces B. seems to "blame the victim" C. that there are no viable organizations D. that troubled areas are hopeless

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Critics of the public/private split argue that

A) the notion applies to full-time homemakers only. B) this dichotomy was accurate prior to 1900, but became increasingly erroneous. C) the idea pertains to men, but not women. D) family members do not, in fact, experience these two spheres as separate.

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Which statement is true about Japanese Americans following World War II?

A. they did not rebuild their ethnic enclaves B. they moved into the Chinatowns with other Asian Americans C. they rebuilt their economic enclave based on farming and gardening and small business D. most returned to Japan

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What led Karl Marx and Friedrich to posit that the two classes--the bourgeoisie and the proletariat--to come into conflict?

A. the modern division of labor B. the poor conditions of 19th-century English factories C. the efficiency of mass production D. the publication of Winslow Taylor’s Principles of Scientific Management

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