Parsons argued that the two main functions of the modern family were ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Parsons argued that the two main functions of the modern family were ?

   A. secondary socialization and strict discipline
   B. emotional support and sexual gratification
   C. primary socialization and personality stabilization
   D. oppressing women and reproducing the labor force

2. Which term was used by Talcott Parsons in asserting that society tends toward a state of stability or balance ?

   A. charisma
   B. magnetism
   C. equilibrium
   D. status quo

3. Talcott Parsons,s structural functionalism attempted to tackle ?

   A. the problem of class conflict
   B. the problem of economic restructuring
   C. the problem of social welfare
   D. the problem of social order

4. Which term was used by Talcott Parsons in asserting that society tends toward a state of stability or balance ?

   A. charisma
   B. magnetism
   C. equilibrium
   D. status quo

5. The acceptance of preventive medicine is an example of the process that Parsons called______________?

   A. differentiation
   B. value generalization
   C. inclusion
   D. adaptive upgrading

6. The division of labor among physicians into obstetricians’ internists surgeons and so forth is an example of the process that Talcott Parsons called_______________?

   A. differentiation
   B. value generalization
   C. inclusion
   D. adaptive upgrading

7. Carolyn supported her family by working as an administrative assistant She also attended law school and passed the bar she took a job with a small firm specializing in family law Carolyn experienced______________?

   A. horizontal mobility
   B. transgenerational mobility
   C. vertical mobility
   D. geographic mobility

8. What is the term used to describe the stages from one’s birth into a family with a specific status through formation of a new family unit ?

   A. intergenerational mobility
   B. socioeconomic life cycle
   C. vertical mobility
   D. none of the above

9. Functionalists argue that even though ethnic conflict is dysfunctional it my still serve some important functions in society Which of the following is NOT one of those important functions ?

   A. Conflict promotes group formation and cohesion
   B. Conflict may function as a safety valve for society by enabling hostilities to be channelled toward permissible targets known as permissible targets known as scapegoats
   C. A multiplicity of conflicts between large numbers of differing groups within a society may be conducive to a democratic as opposed to a totalitarian society
   D. Conflict attributable to ethnic stratification problems may reach an unacceptable frequency and intensity

10. Post-modernist writers have argued that______________?

    A. we live in a world of superficial fragmented images
    B. no theory is better than any other anything goes
    C. society has changed, and we need new kinds of theory
    D. all of the above