__________ states that societies develop social structures, or institutions, that persist because they play a part in helping society survive. These institutions include the family, education, government, religion, and the economy
a. Postmodernism
b. Symbolic interactionism
c. Conflict theory
d. Functionalism
d
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Conflict theorists do not acknowledge the power of the socialization process
a. true b. false
What model of family violence raises the costs of violent behavior through such means as arrest, imprisonment, or loss of status?
a. Social control b. Resources c. Social situational d. Psychiatric
A child is born with the apparent primary sex characteristics of a female and is raised as a girl. When the child begins puberty, however, secondary sex characteristics develop that are associated with a biological male. Genetic testing reveals the child has XY chromosomes, in spite of appearing female at birth. In the United States, this child would likely be:
A. called a pseudohermaphrodite. B. diagnosed with Klinefelter Syndrome C. diagnosed with 5-alpha reductase deficiency (5-ARD) D. considered to have been born with cliteromegaly.
The normal distribution is central to the theory of ______ statistics.
A. inferential B. descriptive C. standardized D. biserial