People embrace religion in the face of uncertainty and draw on religious doctrine and ritual to comprehend the meaning of life and death and to cope with misfortunes and injustices. From a functionalist perspective, these are examples of
a. the legacy of manifest destiny.
b. civil religion.
c. the social functions of religion.
d. the sacred nature of religion.
c
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a. writing more often b. working with a partner c. giving proper attribution d. self-editing
Georg Simmel referred to a group of three as a dyad
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Children who are raised in marriages defined by a visiting union between parents are likely to have parents who ______.
A. love each other but are separated by the social forces of globalization B. have no romantic or sexual relations but are socially obligated to one another C. are much more socially disadvantaged due to higher rates of poverty and divorce than married parents D. are much more progressive and liberal in their politics and who tend to oppose the goals of the marriage movement
Quincia is studying how of the lack of comprehensive sex education is affecting a small, rural town in North Dakota. She spends two months in the town, observing and interviewing the townspeople. Quincia is conducting a _____.
a. Experiment b. Ethnography c. Case study d. Secondary data analysis