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
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Latent functions of government include_______________?
A. public education
B. health care
C. the rise of administrative elites
D. war - Which statement is FALSE ?
A. In simple societies social differences among individuals are nonexistent
B. Slavery serfdom and caste are all instances of inequalities that are social in nature
C. People rank themselves according to wealth prestige and power
D. Stratification occurs in every society that has produced a surplus - In the case of the male twin castrated during circumcision________________?
A. he was content living as a female
B. he behaved as a little girl once he was given female hormones
C. in spite of attempted socialization as a female he was unhappy in his gender
D. his case proves that nurture is stronger than nature
