Identify the first social institution beyond the family to be entrusted as a major agent of socialization for children

a. the church
b. the school
c. the playground
d. an immediate neighbor


B

Sociology

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A politically left analysis by Judith Stacey claims that

a. the family is here to stay. b. all democratic people should work toward maintaining the traditional family. c. families perpetuate traditional forms of inequality based on class, race, and gender. d. parents should rediscover the importance of commitment to children.

Sociology

If older adults are primed with negative aging stereotypes, and their subsequent performance on memory tests is worse than older adults who were primed with positive aging stereotypes, then we can conclude that older persons are vulnerable to

a. bias in memory testing. b. stereotype threat. c. activation of implicit beliefs. d. learned helplessness.

Sociology

According to which of the following political positions does the solution to poverty lie in government reforms, such as increasing the minimum wage and raising tax rates on the wealthy?

A. radical left B. liberal C. conservative D. radical right

Sociology

A ______ is most likely to argue that we use a common language when trying to describe an idea like global warming, and that language develops more depth and becomes more meaningful the more we use it.

A. functionalist B. conflict theorist C. social constructionist D. naturalist

Sociology