The link between Social Security programs and lowered fertility rates is what functionalists understand as a/an

a. manifest function

b. unintended consequence.
c. social problem.
d. technological fix.


b

Sociology

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Democratic socialism advocates the elimination of all forms of private property

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Experts estimate that the current atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is how much higher than it was 250 years ago?

A. 3 percent B. 10 percent C. 30 percent D. 50 percent

Sociology

Emphasis on a disciplined work ethic, this-worldly concerns, and a rational orientation to life is known as

A. the opiate of the masses. B. liberation theology. C. the Protestant ethic. D. the Catholic ethic.

Sociology

A(n) ________ results when existing cultural items are combined into a form that did not exist before.

A. invention B. discovery C. diffusion D. imitation

Sociology