According to functionalist theorists, education provides a number of social benefits. Identify some of the latent functions of education and briefly state how they benefit society
What will be an ideal response?
Child care: in many families both parent work and know their children are supervised when they are in school. Sex education: prepares next generation for making responsible decisions in regard to sexuality. Matchmaking: introduction of young people to a future mate. Helps funnel people into marriages with mates of similar backgrounds, interests, and education. Promotes the development of social networks: creates a support system, both personal and professional, for individuals. Stabilizes employment: keeps some out of the labor market and keeps positions for older workers.
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A. human relations approach B. human ecology C. activity theory D. humanism
How is access to health care in the U.S. distributed throughout the population? a. Health care is more available in urban and suburban areas than in rural areas
b. Native American reservations have more health clinics for the population than most other areas of the country. c. Women are seen as needing more help and receive far more attention than men. d. Health care is one thing that members of minority groups and Whites have fairly equal access to.
Susie just received a promotion she has been working hard to get. In addition, she found out she is pregnant after trying for over a year. Susie is experiencing:
a. cumulative stressors. b. internal stressors. c. chronic stressors. d. volitional stressors.
In which of the following ways are Christianity and Islam similar?
A. Both are polytheistic. B. Both include a belief in prophets and an afterlife. C. Both consider God's true nature to be revealed through the Torah. D. All these answers are correct.