One thing functionalists have difficulty explaining is: 

The idea that you should be free to say what you want and not be punished by the government is most likely a:

Michael believes that social programs that help the poor run counter to a healthy society. He believes that the world is set up to allow the best people to succeed and the people who aren’t fit to fall behind. Doing otherwise just coddles people who aren’t meant to succeed. While others may view this as callous, Michael believes that there is a social order to society and all the parts of society are there to make sure society as a whole continues. We would associate this point of view with:

“Meegan Nicole visits Thailand from the US where, upon visiting the market, she sees stands selling deep fried insects for consumption. She steps back and puts her hand over her mouth exclaiming, “”Oh my God, how can they eat that?”” She is exhibiting what phenomena?”

“Joe the sociologist wants to understand how likely people are to be nice. He decides that as the temperature goes down, the more likely people are to be nice. He also decides that the later in the year it gets, the more likely people are to be nice. Finally, he decides that the closer to the weekend it is, the more likely people are to be nice. Which was the dependent variable?”

All of these are components of culture that you read about except:

The theorist who developed the concept of the sociological imagination is:

The sociologist who studied how the rise of Protestantism (specifically Calvinism) also aided in the rise of capitalism was: 

John believes that society is run by the wealthy. They hold all the important positions in society and they make sure that everything in society keeps them in the top positions in society. The laws protect them and defend them. Everyone else is always trying to wrestle power away from the wealthy, pushing the boundaries of society in order to attain the power denied to them. However, John often has a hard time explaining why society isn’t more unstable since he always describes it on the brink of revolution. This reflects a common weakness of what theoretical perspective?

Jolene, a very young child, hears her parents talking poorly about a group they refer to as “those people.” Jolene adopts this view and it largely influences perceptions, decisions, and actions that she makes for the rest of her life. This is most likely an example of: