Occur without creating constant tension and conflict

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1. The conflict theories look at ________.

manifest functions of schooling: transmission of knowledge, socialization, sorting students by ability, creating knowledge
ways in which schools shape self-concept
ways educational systems promote inequality in societies
None of the above.

2. The symbolic interactionists look at ________.

ways in which schools shape self-concept
manifest functions of schooling: transmission of knowledge, socialization, sorting students by ability, creating knowledge
ways educational systems promote inequality in societies
None of the above.

3. A manifest function of education wherein schools teach students what they need to know to be successful members of society is known as ________.

custodial care of the young
socialization
transmission of knowledge
latent function

4. A manifest of education where schools teach members of society to fit in is known as

Transmission of knowledge.
Socialization.
Latent function.
Custodial care of the young.

5. A latent function of education where schools keep children out of harms way until they can be contributing members of the society is known as ________.

transmission of knowledge
custodial care of the young
after-school activities
socialization

6. While most Americans use computers regularly, most of the world's population has never seen a computer. This situation is an example of ________.

acculturation
cultural gap
materialistic determination
traditionalism

7. A conflict view of social change is that ________.

conflict between classes results in social change
global capitalism inhibits social change
change is inevitable
ideas cause social changes

8. Three of the following statements are true. Select the one FALSE statement.

Increasing population may profoundly affect social change.
Changing demographics may profoundly affect social change.
Demographic shifts impact social change mainly in traditional societies.
Diffusion of ideas produces social change.

9. A small village is an example of what Toennies would call ________.

gemeinschaft
mechanical division of labor
organic division of labor
gesellschaft

10. A structural-functionalist suggests that change starts with ________.

the individual
the group
the society
the social structure

11. Which view sees society as a well-oiled machine wherein change is a product of adjustments to maintain order?

Structural functional perspective
Modernist perspective
Conflict perspective
Evolutionary perspective

12. ________ is an economic and political arrangement by which Canada, Mexico, and the United States have removed most tariffs and other trade barriers to encourage economic activity in the North American region.

The United Nations
NAFTA
Hutterite
The secondary sector

13. Uncontrolled development of oceanfront property on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean has led to mud slides and devastation. This situation illustrates that ________.

change is always dysfunctional
change must be managed
all change is positive
change is inevitable

14. The textbook cites a new form of illiteracy that is creating a new form of world poverty: ________.

dysfunctional illiteracy
computer illiteracy
biblical illiteracy
functional illiteracy

15. Most contemporary social change is caused by ________.

poverty
war
revolution
inventions

16. The process by which an invention or idea becomes widely accepted by society is called ________.

discovery
revolution
diffusion
reform

17. Civil rights legislation, which makes it illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of race, religion, gender, age, or sexual orientation, is an example of a ________.

culture gap
revolution
reform
reactionary movement

18. What enables social change to occur without creating constant tension and conflict?

Structural strain
Social structure
Dynamic equilibrium
Change agents

19. When Jesus started preaching that the poor were blessed, people were ready to listen. According to Smelser, this is ________.

opposition
social control
structural strain
growth and spread of a generalized belief

20. ________ theorized that certain conditions are necessary for a social movement to occur and succeed.

Smelser
Freud
Tonnies
Durkheim

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