Successful reform movements generate change in three areas. What are they? Describe a reform movement and identify evidence of change in all three of these areas.
What will be an ideal response?
Vary. As the text puts it: "Reform movements educate people and change our culture, our beliefs and behaviors. Movements lead to the creation of new organizations that continue to generate change. Movements generally organize and mobilize themselves around specific policy demands, attempting to minimize or eliminate social problems." Student's answers will vary but should clearly show how the changes have been cultural, organizational, and policy-driven.
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Postwar expansion made college accessible to the mass of Euromales in general and to Jews in particular, resulting in
a. crowded classrooms. b. a sharp decline in Jewish small business and a sky-rocketing of Jewish professionals. c. friction between Jews and African Americans. d. a compression of the middle-class.
As a patient, Shelby has an obligation to follow her doctor's treatment plan. However, her prescribed drug makes her feel very drowsy, preventing her from carrying out her role as a mother. Shelby feels she is not alert enough to properly care for her daughter. Shelby is experiencing
a. role strain. b. status inconsistency. c. a role set. d. role conflict.
Which perspective would suggest that downsizing in the mid-1990s reflects the continuing importance of social class in the United States?
A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. interactionist perspective D. ethnocentric perspective
Which of the following best demonstrates a commonly accepted characteristic of a contemporary family?
What will be an ideal response?