Which of the following is NOT associated with the functionalist approach to social change?
a. Change occurs on many different fronts simultaneously.
b. Conflict is minimized through the emergence of legitimate governing institutions.
c. Social change is disruptive and should be avoided at all costs.
d. When change occurs, self-regulating mechanisms attempt to restore equilibrium.
C
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A. They teach us to appreciate diversity across groups. B. There are none; stereotypes have no real impact in the social world. C. They allow us to quickly identify important traits in others. D. We often negatively pre-judge people based on stereotypes.
Four students have applied to a special program and only one can be accepted. They have taken a battery of 12 tests and all have exactly the same average score
The standard deviation of their test scores are: Student A = 3.12, Student B = 0.27, Student C = 13.45, Student D = 6.45. If consistency of performance is a criteria for acceptance, which of the four students should be selected? a. A b. B c. C d. D
According to conflict theory, in order for medicalization to occur:
a. a disease must be observed and diagnosed for the first time. b. one or more social groups must have something to gain and the power to convince others that a condition is an illness. c. a majority of doctors must be in agreement that there is sufficient evidence that a disease actually exists. d. the condition must be biologically described and unaffected by social forces.
The classification systems that are popularly used to divide all human beings into specific and distinct racial categories are based on
A. long-term patterns of intermarriage within groups of people. B. objectively identifiable genetic differences between groups of people. C. unchanging statistical differences between people in particular gene pools. D. social meanings given to certain biological traits.