A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. anomie theory
A. Primary group
B. secondary group
C. out-groups
D. formal organizations
A. human behavior is so complicated that no single theory would be adequate
B. sociologists can choose the theory that best fits the data they have collected
C. It removes the need to assess a theory according to the empirical evidence
D. innumerable theories have been developed in the many fields of sociology
A. fully controlled
B. less controlled
C. uncontrolled
D. None of these
A. maturational motivations
B. activity norms
C. age grades
D. continuity contingencies
E. disengagement techniques
A. the critical deconstruction of poverty by feminist theorists
B. women’s increased chances of being in poverty due to low pay and greater welfare dependency
C. the way in which managing a budget and avoiding poverty tends to be a women’s responsibility within the home
D. the disproportionate number of female sociologists who do research on poverty
A. geriatrics
B. gerontology
C. gerontocracy
D. silicide