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At this time, Haiti is going through a lot of chaos. Which
school of thought would suggest that it was a temporary imbalance?
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Functional Perspective
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It was suggested in our
discussion that most of the time most of our life is regulated by:
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Informal Social Control
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In our lectures, we
discussed different levels of functions performed by a social system. Which one
of the following is one of them?
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Societal level, interpersonal level, individual level...
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Rise and fall of old Civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and
China was used in our class to illustrate:
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Society as a living organism
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According to Herbert
Spencer, difference in structure of a society leads to a difference in the
functions of individuals. As a result of industrialization, the structure of
American Society has changed dramatically. Which of the following has been
changed because of these structural changes?
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Economic institutions, political institutions, educational institutions
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According to functional
perspective, what type of change is good for society?
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Change through evolution
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According to Herbert
Spencer increase in the size of population leads to?
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More complexity, more cultural differences, more economic differences...
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Women face extreme
inequality in Afghanistan. Which one of the following strategies may help them
gain some equality?
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Access to education, access to good jobs, access to politically powerful positions...
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socially recognizable
groups is a definition of:
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Social difference
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The story of creation in Hindu mythology is based on the belief that?
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God created individuals that are not equal
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Which one of the following is one of the social
implications of caste system of India for untouchables?
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Untouchables have high infant mortality rates, untouchables have high illiteracy rates, untouchables have low median income...
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Followers of conflict
perspective have criticized Davis and Moore’s theory on social inequality.
Which one of the following is one of their criticisms?
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Functional significance is a cultural phenomenon, social stratification leads to status-quo in society, social stratification leads to conflict...
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After the fall of Roman Empire, which system dominated
Europe?
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Feudalism
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Ranking of individuals in
terms of their access to and possession of the things valued by their society
is a definition of:
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Social stratification
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According to Durkheim,
which societies tend to have more social inequality?
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Societies based on organic solidarity
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