Most people do not reflect very often on families as social institutions. Instead, they focus on their lived day-to-day experiences and think about their families in very individualized terms, failing to see the interconnection to

A. conflict theory.
B. social structures.
C. feminization of poverty.
D. a strengths-based perspective.


Answer: B

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People are connected to religious values and beliefs through:

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A common aspect of all Amish communities is their __________

A) beautiful country churches B) adaptability to modern life C) high degree of integration and harmony D) dependence on tourism

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Ferdinand Tönnies used the term ________ to refer to communities that are large, impersonal, and often urban, with little consensus concerning values or commitment to the group.

A. Gemeinschaft B. Gesellschaft C. mechanical solidarity D. organic solidarity

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Sally begins to think about the grades she receives for class participation. Recalling her prior semester she writes down that she received a 10/10 from Ms. Smith and a 9/10 from Ms. Baxter, 4/10 from Mr. Cagney, 3/10 from Mr. Wiley and 10/10 from Ms. Dona. Examining the list she realizes that she spoke a lot in classes with Smith, Baxter and Dona and very little in her other two classes. She

also notices that the classes in which she spoke have female instructors and that she rarely spoke in the two classes with male instructors. She then begins to list all her college courses, the gender of the professor and whether or not she spoke in class. She notices that she tends to speak in classes where the instructor is female and rarely speaks when the instructor is male and that her class participation grades are higher when she speaks more. Sally is using a. inductive reasoning. b. qualitative analysis. c. deductive reasoning. d. ordinary human inquiry. e. nomothetic reasoning.

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