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In contemporary Britain which ethnic group has the lowest proportion of one-parent families ?
A. India
B. White
C. Black Caribbean
D. Chinese
Which of the following perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies stressed the social impact of religion ?
A. Max Weber
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx
D. Talcott Parsons
The term informal economy is used to describe_____________?
A. work where no money changes hands
B. the activities of small businesses
C. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment
D. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures
Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege ?
A. Friedrich Engels
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Margaret Mead
D. George Murdock
Peer involvement in adolescence is generally thought to be______________?
A. overly-superficial
B. over-rated
C. negative
D. positive
Which one of the following is the most basic manifest function of education ?
A. bestowing status
B. transmitting knowledge
C. promoting social and political change
D. all of the above
which sociological perspective emphasizes that government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labeling theory
The family structure has been profoundly altered by the twin processes of _______ and __________ ?
A. industrialization/vertical mobility
B. industrialization/urbanization
C. urbanization/vertical mobility
D. industrialization /horizontal mobility
E. horizontal mobility /vertical mobility
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