Latent functions of government include_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The negative functions of interest groups include_______________?

   A. they are representative of a minority of people
   B. they are democratic
   C. they are accountable to the public
   D. none of the above

2. Latent functions of schools include_________?

   A. maintaining the class system
   B. encouraging social mobility
   C. promoting nationalism
   D. allowing the formation of a subculture and keeping children in school for a period of time

3. Types of survey data include_______________?

   A. naires
   B. personal interviews
   C. previously gathered statistical information
   D. all of the above

4. Crimes that are tolerated more than others because they seldom include violence include_______________?

   A. copyright infringement
   B. data rape
   C. price fixing
   D. all but B

5. Criticisms of structural functionalism include_______________?

   A. who says that a football player is more important than a college professor?
   B. sons of talented persons are privileged even if they themselves lack talent
   C. is a stable society better than an unequal society?
   D. all of the above

6. Factors in the urban crisis include_______________?

   A. the move of the middle class and industry to the suburbs
   B. the inner city,s declining tax base
   C. a high percentage of deprived and trapped individuals
   D. all of the above

7. The manifest functions of government include________________?

   A. the formation of party machines
   B. the protection of the interests of the power elite
   C. the enlargement of the administrative elite
   D. the provision of institutionalized social control

8. One of the functions of public policy is to________________?

   A. mediate among conflicting economic goals
   B. plan to ensure the correct mix of supply and demand
   C. ensure that everyone is a sinner in the economy
   D. none of the above

9. The myth complex functions to_________________?

   A. make people feel free
   B. secure that will of the people
   C. give legitimate authority to the government in power
   D. fool the people some of the time

10. Which are manifest functions of schools ?

    A. To teach skills
    B. To teach the values prevalent in the society
    C. To reinforce the norms of the society
    D. All of the above