Exam 15: Theories Applied to Populations at Risk

The final stage of social progress, according to Parsons, involved forming

In Koestler's view, dual minority identity can be understood as

The preeminence of Western society emerged in large part due to the effects of

Discuss the major subtypes of social capital. Identify social groups or issues where bonding, bridging and instrumental social capital approaches would be helpful. Do you think that instrumental approaches have the potential to become more altruistic? What are the possible roles for social workers in this regard?

Define what you believe is meant by 'postmodernity.' What are the implications of this perspective for the development of social cohesion? How does this view affect the development of a unified social science with broad applicability?

The familiar term for cultural integration in contemporary use is

The boundary effect in culture clashes has which effect?

Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of having markedly diverse subcultures in a society. What processes can serve to maximize the benefits and minimize the problems associated with diversity? What are the most factious dimensions on which our society is divided today?

The manifest function of police in this country is

The influences of modernity stressed

Discuss the nature of minority identity as a Holon. How does Billingsley's view accord with the development of a unified social science with broad applicability?

In contrast with modernity, postmodernism places more emphasis on

Current observers note that the gap between rich and poor is growing faster than at any time in our history. As this gap widens, what are the implications for an already diverse culture. Are minorities going to be able to have sufficient access to wealth to permit continued social cohesion? What policies might avert this crisis, and what are the potential breaking points in the social order as the gap widens?

In systems theory, the point where two subcultures come together is a point of

Weber's so-called 'protestant ethic' stressed which of the following?

Kroeber and Kluckhon suggest that the core feature of culture is

Sutherland and Cressey developed a theory of social identity based on

Which of the following is a dimension of cultural diversity in the United States?

The coming together of women in the early feminist movement illustrates