Tia is studying the civil rights movement in the U.S. Her hypothesis is that the movement was a series of slow, small changes that helped society run more smoothly. Tia is likely using the ______.

A. symbolic interactionist perspective
B. functionalist perspective
C. conflict perspective
D. world systems perspective


Answer: B

Sociology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. caste b. class c. estate d. status

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