Structural functionalism is criticized for _____.
a. concentrating on conflict while ignoring cohesion
b. being unable to deal with social change
c. focusing too much on actual society instead of how people see their society in an idealized way
d. overemphasizing historical processes
b. being unable to deal with social change
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The central concept of Marx's view of the individual is
a. group cooperation. b. communal living. c. freedom from all authority. d. freedom for self-actualization.
Which of the following is TRUE with respect to grandparents taking care of their grandchildren?
a) Most arrangements are done privately rather than through social welfare agencies. b) The majority of grandparents are age 65 or older. c) Parents are absent for many reasons; the most common is jail. d) Most grandparents are middle-class, but about 20 percent are lower-income. e) About 10 million live with their grandparents with their own parents absent.
One of the benefits of the Affordable Care Law is that the elderly have better access to a. cancer treatment. b. preventative services
c. designer prescription drugs. d. a personal physician.
The research reported in the text suggests that mate selection occurs sequentially through:
a. attractiveness, propinquity, and compatibility. b. attractiveness, compatibility, and propinquity. c. propinquity, attractiveness, and compatibility. d. compatibility, propinquity, and attractiveness.