In some situations, children of alcoholic parents take on the role of __________, becoming entertaining and providing comic relief in an effort to distract the family's attention from its problems
(a) mascot
(b) lost child
(c) scapegoat
(d) hero
(a)
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According to the functionalist perspective, the unequal distribution of rewards is necessary in order to
a. ensure that the most functionally important occupations are filled by the best-qualified people. b. make the least functionally important occupations attractive to the masses. c. justify denying some people the opportunity to achieve functionally important occupations. d. make the system as democratic as possible.
Perspective that examines the relationship between society and environment:
A) demography B) population studies C) human ecology D) sociology
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Unlike World War I, World War II did not cause a large-scale black migration. 2. While discrimination can still be found in the initial hiring of white-collar employees, once they are hired, there is little evidence of discrimination. 3. The justice writing against the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson had been in the Confederate army. 4. The Plessy v. Ferguson case created the legal mantle justifying segregated facilities. 5. There is strong evidence that black-owned businesses fail more often than white businesses, causing lenders to back off financing black-owned businesses.
Roles a. help us predict behaviors
b. tell us what is true or false. c. are general ideas about what is important. d. refer to the positions within a social group.