The approach to religion that focuses less on what religion is than on what religions do, with a particular emphasis on how religions contribute to social order, is the ________ approach to religion.
A. postmodernist
B. substantive
C. interactionist
D. functionalist
Answer: D
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What term did Karl Marx use to describe the dissatisfaction and unrest felt by workers when they are separated from the ownership of their work?
A) alienation B) false consciousness C) capitalism D) anomie
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
In the planning phase, what we hope to achieve needs to be included, but measurement criteria comes later in the process.
Which feature of the Ebola outbreak supports the fact that there are inequities in the health care system?
A. The virus only affected West African individuals. B. No vaccine exists. C. The treatment was not made available in West Africa. D. The cost was minimal for educated, White patients.
Ralf Dahrendorf identified three types of groups. Which of the following groups is likely to merge to actively engage in social conflict?
A. quasi groups B. interest groups C. conflict groups D. the bourgeoisie