In a study of education in the United States, __________ would look at the role the schools play in maintaining the social system as a whole? how education provides the young with skills they need later in life? and how education transmits cultural values from one generation to the next
a. symbolic interactionists
b. postmodern theorists
c. functionalists
d. conflict theorists
c
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a. true b. false
Lila believes that feminist literature of the 20th century had no effect on the emancipation of women
If Devon was to disagree and quote TheFeminineMystique, written by Betty Friedan, what are the facts that he could state in support of hisargument? What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is not true about the effect of HIV on mortality in sub-Saharan African countries such as Botswana where HIV is mainly transmitted through heterosexual intercourse?
a) It especially increases death rates in the adult ages, about 20-45. b) Death rates from HIV peak at a younger age for females than for males. c) It leads to a greater decline in male e00 than in female e00. d) It leads to a greater decline in female e00 than in male e00.
Which of the following is illustrative of dynamic definitions of deviance in the United States?
A. long-held beliefs and practices B. the seriousness of the label criminal C. the shifting legal status of marijuana D. the search for biological causes of deviance