Research on the behavior of teachers suggests that
A. they play an important role in socialization only when parental influences are absent.
B. the gender, race, and social class of the child all influence teacher behavior
C. teachers typically see working-class children as brighter and more motivated than children from wealthy families.
D. current disdain for public education has virtually eliminated the role of schools as agents of socialization.
Answer: B
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The informal system is most likely to be lined up and compatible with the goals of an organization in "utilitarian" types of organizations
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The reason that most research on aging is not truly experimental is because
a. age cannot be measured accurately in most people. b. most statistical techniques are not able to use age as a variable. c. age cannot be manipulated, so it cannot be an independent variable. d. it is hard to get large enough samples to represent different age groups.
Sociologist Ernest Burgess developed the __________, which is a description of the process of urban growth that views the city as a series of circular areas, each characterized by a different type of land use that developed from a central core
a. concentric zone model b. sector model c. multiple nuclei model d. social area analysis