__________ consists of activities, products, and services, such as rock concerts, spectator sports, movies, and television soap operas and situation comedies, that are assumed to appeal primarily to members of the middle and working classes.

​Which of these is not an example of a total institution?

A __________ is a group that strongly rejects dominant societal values and norms and seeks an alternative lifestyle.​

Midori attends nursing school so that she can work in health care. Merton would consider this a __________ function of Midori’s education.

 __________ states that societies develop social structures, or institutions, that persist because they play a part in helping society survive. These institutions include the family, education, government, religion, and the economy.

The first step in the “conventional” research model is to __________.

​The significant difference between childhood socialization and adult socialization is that ____________________________.

After having successfully negotiated an important business contract with a major client, Jocelyn’s boss congratulated her and promised her a significant pay raise. In this situation, Jocelyn is receiving what sociologists term a(n) __________.

The parent–adolescent conflict tends to be about politics the majority of the time.

Which finding is true and supported by research about same-sex parented families?