Functionalists view gender roles in which of the following ways?
A. Gender roles assist in keeping women oppressed within the family structure.
B. Gender roles have a bias toward male power.
C. Gender roles are necessary to keep the family in balance.
D. All these answers are correct.
C. Gender roles are necessary to keep the family in balance.
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In the United States, widespread beliefs hold that a democratic society, in order to be fair and just, requires that those with a greater investment in and return from the economic system can and should pay more. These are justifications for __________.
a. Social Security b. export-import quotas c. wealth redistribution through taxation and other policies d. federal insurance for bank deposits e. subsidized loans to small businesses
In a society where mechanical solidarity exists a. solidarity is created by individuals playing a great variety of different roles
b. unity is based on role differentiation, not similarity. c. individuals share the same values, hold the same things sacred, and frequently play the same roles. d. the performance of multiple roles is necessary for the execution of societys complex and integrated functions.
Social Security is designed to protect citizens against the risk of which of these?
A. premature institutionalization B. inadequate health care C. insufficient resources D. employment discrimination
All groups assign the same degree of importance to the role of race in the lives of their members.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)