Sociologist Talcott Parsons argued that families perform two important, and interrelated, functions in society. Which of the following is NOT one of these two functions?
A. socializing children
B. passing on financial wealth across generations
C. stabilizing adults into necessary social roles
D. trick question – none of these are the two important functions Parsons identifies
B
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a. homosexuality cannot be questioned at the time of recruitment b. lesbians and gay men can continue to serve in the military as long as they keep their homosexuality secret c. lesbians and gay men serving in the military should not reveal their homosexuality even when questioned about it d. commanders cannot investigate military personnel on suspicion of homosexuality
The concept is the organizing principle for qualitative coding
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The __________ perspective focuses on the "social construction" of mental illness, i.e., how interactions producing the label "mentally ill" may cause the labeled person to accept the definition and behave accordingly.
A. interactionist B. conflict C. functionalist D. social disorganization