Which sociological perspective portrays contemporary education as basically benign—for example, it argues that schools rationally sort and select students for future high-status positions, thereby meeting society's need for talented and expert personnel?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labeling theory
A. functionalist perspective
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What were the two most common reasons that prompted slaves to run away?
a. Resentment over punishment and to find relatives. b. To marry a person of one's own choice and to get more to eat. c. To seek freedom in the north and to try to return to Africa. d. The work was too hard and to escape sexual abuse.
Stereotypes of the elderly do not usually include
a. unable to change. b. unable to grow. c. entering a second childhood. d. quick witted. e. living in the past.
During the process of gentrification, who is often forced out of the blighted areas in order to make way for new housing?
a. The middle classes b. The upper classes c. The capitalist classes d. The working classes
Children of color are likely to be exposed to:
A. three types of socialization. B. six types of socialization. C. four types of socialization. D. five types of socialization.