A. provide group representation above and beyond that provided by our elected officials in Congress
B. provide geographic representation
C. bring into the open obscure problems to be solved
D. choose candidates for political office
Related Mcqs:
- The primary function of the economy as a social institution is to________________?
A. convict felons in Common Pleas Cout
B. Provide a blueprint showing people how to survive
C. show people how to obtain goods and services without having to pay for them
D. none of the above - Defense mechanisms function to________________?
A. protect the superego
B. deceive sexual targets
C. ward off sexual advances
D. deflect anxiety - Which of the following is NOT an interest group ?
A. The National Rifle Association
B. The American Association of Retired people
C. Lobbyists of America
D. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference - “The ability of one individual or group to control the actions of another individual or group without the latter’s consent” is a definition of____________?
A. coercion
B. violence
C. power
D. force - Another way of saying that position in a group are value-rated by group members is_______________?
A. statuses are ascribed
B. authority is hierarchical
C. statuses are ranked
D. roles are scripted - When a minority group accepts the culture of the dominant group it is called_______________?
A. accommodation
B. acculturation
C. amalgamation
D. assimilation - Skepticism refers to________________?
A. impartiality
B. doubting
C. repetition
D. precision - The concept of deviance refers to________________?
A. going in the wrong direction
B. bad manners
C. departure from social norms
D. reversing one,s opinion - Political control refers to________________?
A. any social control
B. social control exercised by peers
C. social control exercised by the government
D. being forced to vote - The ultimate effect of stratification systems is to________________?
A. create inequality
B. help people decide whom they should marry
C. provide a work force for society
D. fulfill the laws of nature
