Sociology quiz 5

the religion with the most adherents worldwide is

Christianity

According to structural functional theory, which of the following is true about education? it supplements family socialization, it develops talents useful to society, it creates new knowledge?

all of the above

why is there concern about the performance of american public schools; sat scores are going down, american students do worse than students in other countries in math, american students do worse than students in other countries in science?

all of the above

Complementary needs theory of mate selection

based on the idea that people marry those who provide the maximum need gratification when needs tend to be complementary rather than similar

True or false: nuclear family consists of only the husband and wife

false

true or false: sacred things have a sacred quality recognized in all societies

false

according to structural functional theory, which of the following is NOT a latent function of education? learning mathematics, babysitting, prolonging adolescence, age segregation?

learning mathematics

who runs american schools

local school boards

in the educational system, what is emphasized by teaching rules?

rules must be obeyed

to what does credentialism refer?

the practice of requiring degrees for jobs whether or not the degrees actually teach skills necessary to accomplish the jobs

why do increased educational requirements create a hardship for working class students

they must invest in additional years of education without ultimately improving their earning power

True of false: the functions of the family include socialization, reproduction, and sexual regulation

true

True or false: In the united states, the norm of residence is neolocal

true

true or false: one function of religion is to preserve and solidify the society

true

true or false: one function of religion is to reinforce social control

true

true or false: religion can persuade people to accept inequities and social injustice

true

true or false: religion develops out of group experiences

true

true or false: the family suffers conflict when there is an unequal distribution of scarce resources between husband and wife

true

why do conflict theorists believe that academic competition is unfair?

understanding the subject matter is based on the norms and values of the middle class

what do people in the united states believe education will provide

upward mobility