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Chapter 4 Review

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Which of the following is NOT a functional imperative identified by Parsons?
differentiation
adaptation
latency
integration
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Which of the following elements of the Parsonsian action system is responsible for performing the latency function?
personality system
behavioral organism system
social system
cultural system
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A ____________ refers to a structural position within the social system, while a       ______________ is what an actor does in such a position.
role; status
status; role
code; personality
personality; need-disposition
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The Parsonsian subsystem that performs the function of helping society adapt to its environment is:
the economy.
the fiduciary system.
the polity.
the societal community.
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The ___________ of slavery in the South was to increase economic productivity.
manifest function
latent function
unanticipated consequence
net balance
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Which of the following concepts was used by Merton to describe a serious disconnection between social structure and culture?
latent functions
dysfunctions
anomie
debunking
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According to Dahrendorf, society is characterized by a state of:
equilibrium.
change.
stability.
common morality.
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Dahrendorf believes that authority resides in:
social positions.
individuals.
the economy.
the polity.
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Which of the following groups has the capacity to engage in conflict?
quasi groups
primary groups
economic groups
interest groups
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What is one criticism that Luhmann had about Parsons’s theory of structural functionalism?
It focused too much on the role of individuals in society.
It did not recognize the concept of the environment.
It could not account for contingency.
It understood society as a self-referential system.
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According to Luhmann’s system theory:
a system is always more complex than its environment.
a system is always less complex than its environment.
the environment continually attempts to simplify a system.
a system is not affected by its environment.
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of autopoietic systems?
They are open systems.
They are systems that produce their own basic elements.
They establish their own boundaries.
They are self-referential.
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In order to deal with the changes in its environment, a system engages in which of the following processes?
autopoieticism
evolution
consolidation
differentiation
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The form of differentiation that dominates modern society is called:
functional differentiation.
stratificatory differentiation.
center-periphery differentiation.
segmentary differentiation.
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Need-dispositions are acquired socially rather than being innate.
True
False
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According to Merton’s concept of net-balance, it is possible to simply add up positive functions and dysfunctions and objectively determine which outweighs the other.
True
False
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According to Dahrendorf, social actors need not be conscious of their interests in order to act in accord with them.
True
False
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