Mrs. Harper, a third grade teacher, labels certain students as achievers and other students as slackers. This, in turn, affects their school performance. This is an example of the labeling theory, which is part of the _________________________ theory as it pertains to education.
a. functionalist
b. conflict
c. symbolic interactionist
d. critical
c. symbolic interactionist
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The average number of hours 4 million latchkey children are home alone is:
a. 2 hours a week b. only half an hour a week c. 6.5 hours a week d. 18 hours a week
When newly married couples add their first two children to the family, they create four-way communication
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the information society, the production and ownership of knowledge are increasingly valuable. This reflects which of the following aspects of new social movements?
A. New social movements focus on the distribution of material goods as well as the control of symbols and information. B. People join new social movements not purely to achieve specific goals but also because they value participation for its own sake. C. Rather than large, bureaucratically run, top-down organizations, the new social movements are often networks of people engaged in routine daily activities. D. The new social movements strongly emphasize the interconnectedness of planetary life.
Which approach highlighted the importance of empiricism in the study of society?
A. Conflict theory B. Functionalism C. Positivism D. Symbolic interactionism