The structural-functional approach calls attention to__________.
A. the ways in which drugs can be helpful and harmful to the orderly operation of society
B. the varying meanings that people attach to drugs
C. how officials have approved some drugs but outlawed others
D. the labels that certain drugs acquire over time
Answer: A
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a. organize larger numbers of people b. overcome the bottlenecks of groups c. replace kinship as the basic organization d. all of the above
Which of the following traits were identified by Louis Wirth as characteristic of a minority group?
A. Extreme poverty B. Religious fanaticism C. Mostly unemployed D. Involuntary status
Marcuse argues that modern mechanization and technology
a. have created an era of abundance so that modern individuals are able to engage in self-fulfilling leisure pursuits b. have dissolved the link between individual labor and property and thus have erased individuality and creativity. c. have produced the unintended consequences of increasing levels of individual freedom and social democracy. d. have presented individuality and creativity as an option in labor
An inherent problem in using secondary sources of data is that
A. the researcher may be more careless when using someone else's data. B. the data are plagued with statistical errors. C. the researcher may not find the exact data needed for his or her own research. D. all of the analysis has been completed by an initial research team.