The central focus of _____ is that certain functions characterize bureaucracies and contribute to their overall unity.

A. functionalist theory
B. conflict theory
C. symbolic interaction theory
D. social exchange theory


Answer: A

Sociology

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The author refers to a _________ as a relationship based on emotional communication

a. communicative relationship b. expressive relationship c. pure relationship d. democratic relationship

Sociology

Class and ethnic conflict first occurred:

a. between 3000 B.C. and 1600 A.D. in the agrarian epoch b. in the twentieth century c. over 10,000 years ago with the emergence of hunter-gatherer bands d. with the emergence of the Industrial Revolution in the seventeenth century

Sociology

Traditional Chicano life was characterized by ______.

a. industrialized work and female-headed households b. the egalitarian separation of salaried work and reproductive labor c. hard work and distinct gender-roles within the family d. Mexico’s feudal system and economic abundance

Sociology

Assess the consequences of globalization for the American worker by choosing one topic to discuss in more depth: (1) the changing occupational sectors; (2) contingent nonstandard work. Use data and examples to illustrate your points.

What will be an ideal response?

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