Which of the following is seen as a way to strengthen the family, according to the functionalist perspective?
a. eradicating inequality in society
b. educating young people about contraception
c. making divorce harder to get
d. lowering our expectations of love and marriage
Answer: making divorce harder to get
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a. promotes social change under almost all conditions. b. is unrelated to social change. c. supports the interests of the privileged. d. promotes social change only under certain conditions. e. supports the interests of the underprivileged.
Choose one of Appadurai’s five dimensions of global cultural flows, according to Ritzer and explain its significance on globalization as a whole.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following phrases was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in asocial situation?
a. "Breaking" a role b. "Idealizing" a performance c. "Exiting" a role d. "Losing face"
Should individual states in the United States have a say in determining whether refugees are welcomed there, or should the decision be taken exclusively by the federal government?
What will be an ideal response?