Which Perspective Would Suggest That Downsizing in the Mid-1990s Reflects

question 130

Multiple Choice

Which perspective would suggest that downsizing in the mid-1990s reflects the continuing importance of social class in the United States?

• A) functionalist perspective
• B) conflict perspective
• C) interactionist perspective
• D) ethnocentric perspective

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Definitions:

Theory-Theory

The idea that children attempt to explain everything they see and hear by constructing theories.

Scaffolding

An educational approach of providing temporary support to help learners progress toward stronger understanding and greater independence in the learning process.

Conservation

In psychology, the concept that certain properties of an object remain the same despite changes in the object's appearance, a key stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Fast-Mapping

The speedy and sometimes imprecise way in which children learn new words by tentatively placing them in mental categories according to their perceived meaning.