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
Related Mcqs:
- Latent functions of government include_______________?
A. public education
B. health care
C. the rise of administrative elites
D. war - 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 - From a sociological viewpoint to say that deviance has functions means that ?
A. deviant acts serve the individual,s purpose
B. deviant acts are escape valves for anxiety
C. deviance may contribute to group cohesion
D. successful deviants become stronger people - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Conflict theorists see the states functions as________________?
A. protecting the interest of the ruling elite only
B. helping the poor and homeless
C. bringing peace to its citizens
D. directing the economy - Deviance is defined______________?
A. in the same way everywhere
B. in some cultures, as nonexistent
C. in the context of time and place
D. as another world for crime - Which is NOT a presidential role ?
A. Chief Justice
B. commander in chief of Armed Forces
C. chief diplomat
D. party leader
