Which accounts of the worth of education stress that it enables individuals to think freely and rationally which makes social progress and innovation possible ?

A. Postmodern
B. Modernist
C. Traditional
D. Vocational

The term informal economy is used to describe_____________?

A. Work where no money changes hands
B. The activities of small businesses
C. Transactions outside the sphere of regular employment
D. Organizations with less rigid rules and procedures

Occupational gender segregation is used to explain ?

A. The belief that women control the private sphere
B. Women’s increasing labor market participation
C. The allocation of men and women to different types of job
D. Relations between men and women in the workplace

A sect is organized around______________?

A. Beliefs that can be challenged by members a charismatic leader and openness to new recruits
B. Tolerance towards other religions and the separation of church and state
C. Voluntary membership democratic leadership and high levels of emotional commitment
D. The idea of the secular world itself as being sacred

The shift from civil religion to common religion means that_______________?

A. The increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal part of our lives
B. Despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values
C. Religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practice their faiths in private
D. People are much more likely to discuss their religious beliefs in public informal settings

The nuclear family means______________?

A. A group of people sharing living accommodation and meals
B. A network of relatives extended within or between generations
C. The new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married
D. A two-generation unit of parents and their-children

In contemporary societies social institutions are_______________?

A. Highly specialized interrelated sets of social practices
B. Disorganized social relations in a postmodern world
C. Virtual communities in cyberspace
D. No longer relevant to sociology

Which of these trends did the New Right not suggest as evidence of declining family values ?

A. The tendency for cohabitation before marriage
B. The rising divorce rates
C. The absence of fathers in many households
D. The increasing number of single parent families

Marriage appears to be in decline because_____________?

A. The proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%
B. Many people are cohabiting in long term relationships
C. The upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages
D. All of the above

Pluralist theories suggest that_______________?

A. The state,s power can be exercised through several different administrative structures
B. The ruling elite is composed of people from various class backgrounds
C. Political parties must compete for the votes of consumers in the electorate
D. There is a close alignment between class background and party preference