According to Talcott Parsons, the ______ imperative refers to a systems ability to motivate participation with culture.

a. adaptation
b. goal attainment
c. integration
d. latency (pattern maintenance)


d. latency (pattern maintenance)

Sociology

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Juanita works in a textile factory 14 hours per day, making very low wages in a small town on the Mexican side of the Mexican-U.S. border. What does Juanita's situation exemplify?

A. matriarchal work B. female proletarianization C. female domination D. sex work

Sociology

Sexual frequency in married couples declines most rapidly

(a) when they stop using birth control (b) after being married a long time (c) after the first year (d) none of the above

Sociology

Americans might fare better in the future global economy if __________.

A) tracking programs become more institutionalized B) international standardized tests were revised to be connected to education funding C) public schools were all privatized for maximum efficiency D) we reconsider the implications of the increasing costs of higher education

Sociology

Which of the following statements is true of the learning theory of love?

A) It states that love results from blocked biological sexual desires. B) It emphasizes that love feelings are created by positive experiences. C) It emphasizes that love is the social glue that bonds parents with children. D) It states that love creates a chemical bond between people.

Sociology