When the goals of an individual are accepted and the means of attaining those goals are made available to him or her via the social structure, Merton termed this as
a. innovation.
b. retreatism.
c. ritualism.
d. conformity.
Ans: d. conformity.
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Many training programs aimed at assisting women in developing countries improve their financial independence and start businesses ______.
a. are not designed with the unique time constraints experienced by women in mind b. are designed to use desktop computers and online learning software c. are considered discriminatory under international conventions on human rights d. do not meet the biological needs of women and mothers
In what country were up to 100,000 children taken from their families between 1885 and 1969 by the authorities of the state because of their racial background?
a. Switzerland b. Australia c. Germany d. Norway
Which is of the following is a distinct way women subjectively experience the social world? Select all, but only those apply.
a. Women come to see themselves and their roles not through their own, but through male eyes. b. A single often presume male generalized other orients norms towards men, not women. c. Women are socialized to compartmentalize their own interests in order to corporately work toward the interests of others. d. There is not a unified consciousness and women specifically developed a bifurcated consciousness because of a mismatch between their experiences and the presumed male experiences of the social world.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
The majority of e-waste is recycled responsibly.