The observation that the control and efficiency of bureaucracies can result in dysfunction is inconsistent with the _____ approach to bureaucracy.

A. functionalist theory
B. conflict theory
C. symbolic interaction theory
D. social exchange theory


Answer: A

Sociology

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Mead believed that social order was rooted in ____________________________

a. the quality and quantity of social ties among individuals and groups b. coercion and force, with the lower classes being compelled to accept the dictates of the upper classes c. the learning of societal expectations of proper conduct through social interaction and empathy d. the equalization of income and wealth

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Many of the nations of Africa and Asia are considered examples of __________

a. middle-income countries b. periphery countries c. high-income countries d. low-income countries

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The saying "when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns demonstrates ______"

A. fallacy of dramatic instance B. fallacies of thinking C. fallacy of retrospective determinism D. fallacy of appeal to prejudice

Sociology

An accurate view of race today is that it is

A. a valid biological concept to use in Africa but not in North America. B. a biological myth based on social created ideas about human variation. C. a useful concept for classifying people into categories of intellectual potential. D. an idea being preserved by ethnic minorities in search of identity.

Sociology