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

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

7. In modern society people belong to so many groups that a number of their in-group and out-group relationships overlap It has given the members of society a wide spectrum of___________?

   A. behavior learning
   B. socialization
   C. both a & b
   D. None of these

8. In “Gesellschaft” the society of tradition is replaced with the society of ______________?

   A. Impersonal relations
   B. Contract
   C. Modern ideas
   D. None of these

9. Which of the following suggested that the punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior and thus contribute to stability ?

   A. William Chambliss
   B. Emile Durkheim
   C. Richard Quinney
   D. Stanley Milgram

10. Those aspects of social life that have to do with order, stability and social organization that allow societies and groups to hold together and endure are called______________?

    A. social statics
    B. social dynamics
    C. social absolutes
    D. constructed reality